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S. 447, The Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2007
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FRY 'EM!!!
Yet another far-left "humanitarian" piece of sympathy legislation supporting violent criminals! Why should we waste taxpayer dollars supporting this garbage in prison for the rest of their lives, or worse yet, release them back into society where they can do someone else harm? There is nothing wrong with making examples out of these people. An eye for an eye I say, today, tommorrow, and forever!!!
Greg from NM
hhhhhm perhaps a certian senator might like to not be exectued for treason at some point in the near future. As for what I think I agree the death penalty should be replaced with life at hard labor until death. Lethal injection is a bit to nice if we where talking breaking at the wheel or some other delightful way to go keep it but please painless is pointless
Megan
I think this is an amazing idea! I fully support abolishing the death penalty. America considers itself to be a civilized nation, then why when one of its' people murders, do they think that it's okay to murder them? An eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind.
RS in MN
Thank you, Senator Feingold! Violence creates violence. Let the US follow the example of the rest of the western world in abolishing this cruel (and more importantly useless) practice.
FRY 'EM!!!
Megan, you might change your tune if ever a loved one of yours becomes a statistic of one of these violent criminals whose life was spared because of the abolition of the death penalty. Killing a murderer is not murder, it is JUSTICE! On the other hand, I don't entirely disagree with Greg from NM, but only if those spared by such legislation endures absolute pain of hard labor until death and receives no comforts or luxuries currently afforded to inmates in most prisons who commited lesser crimes. Those who are currently being sentenced to death have commited crimes the debt of which can never be fully repaid to society and they should be made to realize this through any means.
maryland
"those who are currently being sentanced to death have committed crime the debt of which can never be fully repaid to society and they should be made to realize this through any means" what about those currently being sentenaced t death that HAVE NOT committed the crime, NEWFLASH this does happen more times then not!! why should an innocent person be killed for a crime they did not committ?? and who are we to determine if a person lives or dies?? and who are you to say how megan would react in a case of loved one of hers, maybe some people can learn to forgive!!!!
poli sci stundent
getting rid of the death penalty is a good idea as long as these convicted murder forced to work and live without the luxuries of inmates there for lesser crimes. this way should someone be found innocent they can be removed.
Crim Jus Student
Not much time to address everything but... It costs more for the taxpayers to fight round after round of appeal before an inmate is put to death than it does to let them rot in prison for life without parole. FRY EM' data is out there that actually supports the notion that most families of murder victims oppose perpetuating the cycle of death. Even more oppose death when given the chance to face the criminal who took their loved one's life. Maryland, you are exactly right and this is my deciding factor for myself. We have a system of innocent before proven guilty. This system is in place to let 10 guilty men go before we place 1 innocent man in jail. The same philosophy can be applied to the death penalty. Why not put 1000 people in jail for life without parole to spare 1 innocent man from losing his life. What if you were that innocent man/woman...
Martha
I find it interesting that a bill presented to the Senate by Sam Brownback (!) is characterized as "far-left".
This is the 21st Century!
We are one of the most primitive nations on our view of capitial punishment and fall slightly under the execution rate of China!
Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI] introduced the bill, stating that, “Since 1976, when the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court, there have been 1,060 executions across the country, including three at the Federal level. During that same time period, 123 people on death row have been exonerated and released from death row. These people never should have been convicted in the first place.”
As a nation, it is time for us to realize that our view is ancient and barbaric. We are condemning innocents to be murderers in order to redeem murders. We are legalizing that which we outlaw in society.
Deb
I agree. Let's move in a humane direction. Violence does breeds violence.How insane is a nation that wants to teach justice by murder!
Charlie
The only way I would agree to ending the death penalty is if every criminal convicted of a capital crime was moved to a remote island and left to fight for his or her life. Get them away from society and let them kill each other.
RG
The death penalty is not violence. It’s a consequence to an action that someone chose. If someone is so stupid to commit a crime they might be executed for, then let them be judged by their peers, and executed. It’s not us making the decision to execute someone, it’s someone choosing to commit a crime for which the death penalty is a possibility. As for the incarceration of the innocent, that has nothing to do with the death penalty, and everything to do with the process of prosecuting someone. Maryland, I disagree with your comment “this does happen more times then not”. Really? More innocent people are convicted than guilty people? Not true at all. What’s next? Is life without the possibility of parole cruel and unusual punishment?
Joseph
RS in MN,
Just because the rest of the world does it is not sufficient reason for me. I am for keeping the death penalty.