Quote From: spazieteI think if the death penalty was used, we wouldn't have to worry about having a sex offender living around us and our children. When you think what these people put the inocent lives through (torture, rape, and/or death) I believe the sex offenders should get more than just a slap on the wrist. These people get out and just destroy lives all over again. Some people say the death penalty inhuman - what about the inocent lives they take or destroy --- I think it's sickening and they should rid the world of these people.
I'm just curious, how do you feel when you read in the news about an exonnerated individual due to DNA evidence? Do you pretty much say to yourself, "oh well, we thought you were guilty." Don't get me wrong. I'm not either pro/anti-death penalty. I used to support the death penalty because I, like you, think it's atrocious what these innocent victims go through. But, I have seen so many cases of mother's lying in custody cases about ex-husband's abuse towards a child, women falsely accusing men of rape and later admitting the truth, and people released from prison after years because it was found that person didn't commit the alleged crimes for which he was convicted. I totally agree w/getting rid of sickening people who commit the most heinous crimes but I guess I'm not that comfortable any more with our "justice system" to determine who deserves to die. If you'd asked me a few years ago, I would probably say something stupid like "if he was found guilty by a jury of his peers, he's guilty." Not true. Obviously.
My thing is, if you have someone like Jeffrey Dahmer who was found in an apartment with a corpse, body parts in his fridge/freezer, and ultimately admitted to the crimes, yeah, he needs to go straight to the chair. I certainly wouldn't want someone like him roaming the streets.
