If he did what he is accused of doing he should be removed from the rest of society permanently and in the most efficient manner possible.
I agree with this. It is exactly what I advocate to replace the death penalty (terrorists or not). Implement a relatively quick system for all possible appeals. If denied, lock the person in a 7x7x7 soundproof room with no light source, period. The only human contact they are allowed occurs when food is slid on a tray into the cell. No reading, outside exercise, or other entertainment/communication of any sort. They get out when they die.
Do we amend the constitution first, or just ignore it?
Amend it and then ignore it. That’ll ensure our moral superiority forever.
Well, there goes my pet theory. My thinking was that if they were simply talking about a lack of reaction they would have said so up front, and since presumably neither suspect would show surprise singling one out for their reaction might have been something more, although in retrospect the older brother may have simply not been on camera when they went off. As far as being apprehended at the scene, I didn’t expect anything that dramatic - I was thinking “subtle inappropriate smile,” not so much “end zone dance.”
Yep. Sixty or so years to think about what they did.
Well, as I have always (correctly) pointed out, the death penalty is wrong, always and everywhere.
I have yet to make a similar assertion regarding revenge.
While I happen to think a public hanging is appropriate in this case - I can’t help but to think that a more appropriate punishment is to have random people drop backpacks off in his cell randomly - and sometimes they go BOOM and they are just outside his reach to avoid. (not explosive, but noise affect loud enough to put you on your ass).
A tiny, vicious, black-hearted part of me wants this guy to have his limbs blown off by explosives, then spend some time in jail to think about it.
Since that’s not going to happen, I vote we just kill him.
Instead of blowing his limbs off, why don’t we transplant them to the bombing victims that lost theirs? Besides, this way he’ll fit better in his small cell.
maybe he can be made to fit in a backpack and dropped off at various locations.
Considering the crime, I don’t think of it as being cruel and/or unusual punishment, but I’m not on the Supreme Court. Given the choice, I’d prefer to appreciate your good-natured sarcasm as we go through the process of amending the constitution (unless the USSC rules that particular sentence not unconstitutional in certain cases). As for the latter option, the past two administrations have each ignored the constitution more than enough for my taste.
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Bwhaaaaa… okay by me.
I’m against the death penalty, so no. Will he get it? I suspect there’s a reasonable chance he won’t, but my money would be on the “he gets it” side of the action.
If taken to the SCOTUS, I have no doubt it would be deemed Cruel and Unusual, so whether the administration chose to ignore it or not, this is one instance when they would be overruled.
They should infect him with AIDS, then try a bunch of experimental pharmaceuticals or surgeries or implants or some other crazy medical theory on him on him to see if any of them work. They could save years from skipping the animal trials.
Definitely, or his organs. Lots of people out there could use some spare organs.
He probably will get the death penalty, but I hope not. I am opposed to judicial executions, and this is no exception. If he is found guilty in a proper trial, then I would be in favor of a lifetime prison sentence, without undue duress or hardship.
I still would like to hear his side of the story.
This, with the exception of the “almost any” part. He did a horrible thing, but our death penalty procedures are fundamentally flawed. Stuff him in a prison and throw away the key (assuming he’s guilty).
I think the death penalty, irrespective of what procedures are used, is fundamentally flawed. Did you mean to imply that if we fixed the procedures, you’d be OK with it?
When I was a kid, I thought the death penalty was a really good idea. Of course, we didn’t really have it in the UK* so it was essentially academic. Then I found out it costs more than life imprisonment and didn’t see the point. Later, I found out about the massive racial disparity in DP sentencing that exists in most jurisdictions, and that a significant number of people had been exonerated once sentenced to death. If I could think about it in a vacuum I might be against it on principle by now, but I can’t and hence I’m not sure.
*IIRC, the only capital offence in English & Welsh law is treason.