# So what should happen to these two defendants?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-happen-to-these-two-defendants/553740>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 14, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-happen-to-these-two-defendants/553740 "2010-09-14T17:07:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-happen-to-these-two-defendants/553740/341 "2013-07-23T20:29:34Z")

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> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> Maybe all the “life in prison” people should be willing to house these defendants and make sure they never kill again.

Yes, and maybe all the people who don’t want to invade Syria should have to live under Assad rule for a year. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-happen-to-these-two-defendants/553740/342 "2013-08-09T06:22:48Z")

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> Yes, Bundy killed more than once, but following his conviction, he didn’t kill anyone. Because he was placed in prison, as opposed to jail.
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> Why? Specifically, what purpose does it serve? I don’t wish to straw-man a reason, so you tell me: why?

1. Wasn’t Bundy also executed? IIRC, he hasn’t even been implicated since.

2. Why? WTF not?  
But, as to why: Closure for victims family. Deterrence. Vengeance. Risk removal. Cost cutting. Punishment-punishment fits the crime. Why punish with a lesser degree than the offense?  
Why keep them alive?

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**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-happen-to-these-two-defendants/553740/343 "2013-08-09T11:05:34Z")

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> [@BigNik](#):
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> William and Katy for me. I’m still voting for hanging them, though.

…I got a computer generated photo of a couple of dolphins along with a story about 120 dead dolphins. Took a lot of page clicking to find out what this thread was about.

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