scott peterson Options

[smile4me]

do you think the jury was right in sentencing scott peterson to death?
this kind of corrolates with capital punishment...but theres also the problem of whether or not he really did do the deed..etc

[hi-C]

No, I do not. It costs more money to keep a man on death row than it does to sentence him to life in prison. On death row, people do appeal, after appeal, after appeal, and it's the citizens that have to pay for it. That and after the appeals process, it's like they've served a life sentence all ready.

[Tung]

i thought they shoulda have made him have life in prison. which will be more worse than death punishment. and he deserves the worse.

[sadolakced acid]

i still think the girlfriend did it... even though all evidence is against it... it's just a feeling in my gut...

[laur3nw]

I guess so. He deserves it.

[gigiopolis]

I think that it was a fair decision. However, like missmata said, there's lots that comes with these decisions, and often capital punishment is more complicated. And since it's such a delicate subject, it's very hard to put borders on these kinds of things.

Take the Green River murders, for example. He killed 48 women and wasn't executed. Peterson killed 2 people (I mean, that's still a horrible thing) but he gets the death sentence. How is that fair?

Just...capital punishment makes things all complicated and confusing. Yes, I sound like an immature girl right now, but I don't really feel like thinking and giving reasons for this.

Gawd, the debate section tires me.

[NatiMarie]

No, I do not. It costs more money to keep a man on death row than it does to sentence him to life in prison. On death row, people do appeal, after appeal, after appeal, and it's the citizens that have to pay for it. That and after the appeals process, it's like they've served a life sentence all ready.

I agree.
I did a whole debate on this.

It costs more...plus the process is longer.

Just put him in life sentence.

;p

[*mSz_dOrk_anGeL*]

Yep.
Good job Califorina.
He diserves it.
This whole 'Oh well look at his mother she's crying and dying boo hoo hoo' is trash.
He did it.
I'm sorry. I can't feel bad for him. He did something wrong and he needs to be punished.

In the words of Ron White,
'You kill someone, we're gonna kill you back.'

[ComradeRed]

Behead him in the village square.

[CrimsonArchangel]

What he said. ^ (That's days of frustration towards man kind speaking...)

I'm against capital punishment for the fact that it seems like the easy way out for criminals. They need to be stuck in a tiny cell poring over what they did and realizing that what they did is wrong, not have their lives ended and that's it. Again, capital punishment is the easy way out for the criminal and the hard way for the citizens.

[*kryogenix*]

No, I do not. It costs more money to keep a man on death row than it does to sentence him to life in prison. On death row, people do appeal, after appeal, after appeal, and it's the citizens that have to pay for it. That and after the appeals process, it's like they've served a life sentence all ready.

are you saying money is worth more than justice?

[*tweeak*]

i dont believe in the death penalty, so no. he was not a mass murderer. he was not a terrorist. they should let him live, and give him time to let the guilt kick in. torment him, drive him insane, but dont kill him

[*mona lisa*]

It costs more money to keep a man on death row than it does to sentence him to life in prison.

it costs about the same actually. and he really killed two people because of the unborn child. and he did it all to be with his girlfriend. if he didn't want to be with his wife, he should have just left her instead of killing her. you can't get anymore selfish than that. he deserves it.

[hi-C]

are you saying money is worth more than justice?

Justice will be served if he's put in prison for the rest of his life. He'll be able to dwell on what he did until the day he dies.

[LilPiggi3]

i dont believe in the death penalty, so no. he was not a mass murderer. he was not a terrorist. they should let him live, and give him time to let the guilt kick in. torment him, drive him insane, but dont kill him

thats what my mom said. he should be put in prision and go insane in there =P. peterson can't see light or do anything cept sit about and suffer [hopefully go crazy from boredom and die] in prison hehe im an evil person.

[kellyannie]

They should give him life in prison because all the people there probably wanna kill him anyway.. i say let him suffer!

[Spirited Away]

Justice will be served if he's put in prison for the rest of his life.  He'll be able to dwell on what he did until the day he dies.

That's justice according to those looking at the case on the outside. Justice is defined differently, depending on the individual. Therefore, "justice", in this case, should depends on what the family members because they are the ones who had been done wrong. So they are the only ones who can say what is justice to them.

[whomps]

Scott Peterson killed Lacie Peterson! He killed her! That bastard! Killed her! Kill him I say!

Hm.. I forgot how that statement goes..

The biggest right on Earth is life. When you take away that right from somebody else, you sacrafice yours.

[xtremeliquid]

I personally think the death penalty is wrong.

[pandamonium]

Behead him in the village square.

Hahaha. thats bad. but did you know in mideval (incorrect spelling lol) times when they would slice the head with the gulloutine thing .... they would take the head.. and it would still have some oxygen in it... and they would show the head their own body and see what face expression does it have..

off that topic... lol

i think it would of been better if it was life....

[sadolakced acid]

you're technically still a bit a live after your head's chopped off, but you're in such deep shock you can't sense things, and the blood flows out.

and it's never been proven what happens.

[miss barnes]

yea...i think life would be better because, to me that would be a lot worse

[hi-C]

That's justice according to those looking at the case on the outside. Justice is defined differently, depending on the individual. Therefore, "justice", in this case, should depends on what the family members because they are the ones who had been done wrong. So they are the only ones who can say what is justice to them.

You know what? I agree with you. Nicely put.

[sunissed14127]

i think the jury did the right thing. i mean, come on!! he killed his wife and his unborn child!! how wrong is that? i think he deserves it.

[Teesa]

I don't agree with the jury, even though what scott peterson did was just horrible-
+. I believe that the government should not take lives away..what are they proving anyway? scott peterson killed his wife and unborn child, but what does taking another life mean?
+. yes, i agree life in prison would have been the right thing for him, because he will die in prison eventually.

[lovescream]

I don't agree with the jury, even though what scott peterson did was just horrible-
+. I believe that the government should not take lives away..what are they proving anyway? scott peterson killed his wife and unborn child, but what does taking another life mean?
+. yes, i agree life in prison would have been the right thing for him, because he will die in prison eventually.

i sort of agree, yet I dont.
Part of me is saying 'Yes go on and kill him because he killed someone. Now he is getting what he did'
And the other says 'No, dont kill him because.. he just killed one person?'

[azn_r4pf4n]

death penalty - unnecessary. he isnt a terrorist or anything like that.

life in prison - worth a lot of money. tax payers pay a lot of money just for him and that..

im stickin wit the life in prision. a lot better than him dying for killin only 2 ppl. unless he cant stand prision life, thats a different matter.

[hi-C]

death penalty - unnecessary. he isnt a terrorist or anything like that.

life in prison - worth a lot of money. tax payers pay a lot of money just for him and that..

im stickin wit the life in prision. a lot better than him dying for killin only 2 ppl. unless he cant stand prision life, thats a different matter.

1. Why should the death penalty be reserved for only terrorists?

2. And life in prison costs less than sentencing someone to death.

3. And "killin only 2 ppl?" You de-value human life that much?

[inthemudhole]

I don't think it was a good idea.

They didn't have a lot of evidence.. yeah, sure.. "he didz it, y0!"
I'm sure he did [non-sarcasm], but stilll.

Oh, and I don't believe in the death penalty, anyway.

[sadolakced acid]

well, i don't belive he did it, because they had to dismiss what, 3 jurors before they could get him convicted?

sounds like runaway jury to me...

i really don't trust this trial... it didn't seem fair, not with all the messing with the jury.

[azndreamer]

I don't agree with the death penalty for anybody. Isn't it the same thing as what they're punishing scott peterson for? You might call me religious, but God gave us life and only God should have the right to take it. Plus, what if he turned out to be innocent.

It's a bigger crime than what he's being punished for.

[comeupon]

I don't agree with the death penalty for anybody. Isn't it the same thing as what they're punishing scott peterson for? You might call me religious, but God gave us life and only God should have the right to take it. Plus, what if he turned out to be innocent.

It's a bigger crime than what he's being punished for.

Seperate church and state, the thing our country was founded on. It may not apply to common life but the one place it still applies in is court. Court is the last thing in America where every man is infact created equal (barring the jury hasnt been bought or some other tampering). For people who say "blah blah leave him in jail make him think of what hes done." have you ever truly seen what a national maximum security jail is like? Its like being a low middle class citizen. You have free time, you have work (like everyone else) you have computers, tvs, books, and even music for your enjoyment (Be it only an hour or so a week). Inmates get the best medical service in the country, better than the rich pay for theirs. Living in jail your whole life isnt like it was in the 50s when the guards would walk around bashing your head in. Infact for some of the people who live in slums and ghetto these jails are a better lifestyle than they see in their own neighborhoods. Many street criminals have admitted that they would rather go to a mininum/regular security prison just to get away from the normal life.

[Skyline Drive]

I think going to hell is alot worse than being in jail. His one sick besterd. I feel so sorry for Laci and her baby.

[lakerfever2476]

I'd rather die than live life in prison. You have nothing to live for.