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Beta6
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 Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:06 am |
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Well, on that note.. I think if the U.S. was so concerned about saving space, they wouldn't have the 3 strikes rule, or have it implied on stupid things. For example, Why should A guy be locked up for a long time for lets say... a dui? And then complain about not having room for a psycho murdrer.. or rapist.. Something that actually matters. Not that DUI's are good, But it was just an example.
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Zeke Zabertini
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:46 am |
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It's an interesting and controversial question. The alternatives are fines, parole, and death as far as I see it. Or not punishing them at all.
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Beta6
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:06 pm |
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yea, but death? lol, scot is on the "waiting list" for like 20 years or sumthin. Waiting to die... how fun.
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Zeke Zabertini
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:49 pm |
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Stupid, no? If you're going to kill someone, you should really get around to it sooner. Give 'em a year for appeals, and if they can't get a new trial by then kill them.
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Beta6
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:12 pm |
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| Zeke Zabertini wrote: | | Stupid, no? If you're going to kill someone, you should really get around to it sooner. Give 'em a year for appeals, and if they can't get a new trial by then kill them. |
I agree with you on that, Zeke. But I still don't feel Scott should get death on circumstantial evidence. And I think he is guilty... But I still don't think it is right.
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Zeke Zabertini
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:23 pm |
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Well, that's more of a personal morality issue. I can't argue that.
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Theresa
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:13 pm |
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To have been eligible for the death penalty, the case would have to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Any reasonable doubt. And, as I'm sure you know, all evidence, etc... is not released to the public, as that would be counter productive.
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Zeke Zabertini
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:41 pm |
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One wonders if the Freedom of Information Act means anything at all anymore...
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Theresa
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:44 pm |
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Would you want a capital case against you tainted by evidence erroneously made public too soon?
It's been proven that people have "remembered" things about a crime scene, when in actuality they only heard about it via the media.
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Beta6
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:57 pm |
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^never said it was
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Zeke Zabertini
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:02 pm |
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I don't think it matters. Witness testimony has already proven so incredibly unreliable in even the most seemingly-perfect of cases that I'm not about to say that public knowledge will taint them so very much more than they are just by being human.
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Theresa
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:03 pm |
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Ok, 
I, as you can see, disagree, though.
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Zeke Zabertini
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:12 pm |
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That, as you might imagine, doesn't surprise me. It's good to discuss anyway.
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Theresa
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:19 pm |
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Yes, I didn't imagine there would be any surprise on your end, 
Though, honestly, I have no real problem with Peterson being on death row. Read some detailed stuff about how they found the bodies... Quite horrific.
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Zeke Zabertini
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| Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:25 pm |
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Well, at least we agree on the result, if not the reasoning.
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