09-30-2015, 02:52 AM
I can't imagine hanging on to that either, user.
But, some victims reportedly feel a lot of relief and a sense that justice has finally been served when their loved one's killer is executed.
If mediating between conflicting victims' wishes became part of the appeals process, it would only add to the painful, drawn-out, expensive process that already exists. And, in some cases, killers who are simply better at manipulating others would get off while other killers would be executed for the same or lesser crimes.
I don't think the death penalty is a deterrent at all. But, I do think foregoing it in exchange for information and a valid confession/guilty plea often helps solve crime and bring closure to victims. It's way more effective as leverage for prosecutors than it is as a deterrent to violent crime, in my opinion.
So, I have mixed feelings about the death penalty. Maybe the same could be accomplished by abolishing the death penalty but keeping death-row conditions in place for the worst of the worst? IDK.
But, some victims reportedly feel a lot of relief and a sense that justice has finally been served when their loved one's killer is executed.
If mediating between conflicting victims' wishes became part of the appeals process, it would only add to the painful, drawn-out, expensive process that already exists. And, in some cases, killers who are simply better at manipulating others would get off while other killers would be executed for the same or lesser crimes.
I don't think the death penalty is a deterrent at all. But, I do think foregoing it in exchange for information and a valid confession/guilty plea often helps solve crime and bring closure to victims. It's way more effective as leverage for prosecutors than it is as a deterrent to violent crime, in my opinion.
So, I have mixed feelings about the death penalty. Maybe the same could be accomplished by abolishing the death penalty but keeping death-row conditions in place for the worst of the worst? IDK.