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 Dec 14 2004, 12:35 AM
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 E! Online  Group: Member Posts: 302 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 47,082  |
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 |
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Dec 14 2004, 12:39 AM
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 Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
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.
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Dec 14 2004, 12:46 AM
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 ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,309 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,593 |
i thought they shoulda have made him have life in prison. which will be more worse than death punishment. and he deserves the worse.
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Dec 14 2004, 01:00 AM
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 dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
i still think the girlfriend did it... even though all evidence is against it... it's just a feeling in my gut...
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Dec 14 2004, 01:05 AM
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I guess so. He deserves it.
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Dec 14 2004, 02:28 AM
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gigi =p Group: Member Posts: 3,679 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,206 |
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. |
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Dec 14 2004, 02:33 AM
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 I can rot your brain ;] Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,160 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 42,261 |
QUOTE(MissMata @ Dec 13 2004, 9:39 PM) 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 |
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Dec 14 2004, 03:36 AM
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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.' 
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Dec 14 2004, 07:23 AM
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 Dark Lord of McCandless Group: Member Posts: 2,226 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,761 |
Behead him in the village square.
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Dec 14 2004, 09:03 AM
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 Carried away Group: Member Posts: 356 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,462 |
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. |
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Dec 14 2004, 04:41 PM
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QUOTE(MissMata @ Dec 14 2004, 12:39 AM) 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? |
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Dec 14 2004, 04:46 PM
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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
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Dec 14 2004, 05:35 PM
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QUOTE(MissMata @ Dec 14 2004, 12:39 AM) 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. |
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Dec 14 2004, 06:40 PM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Dec 14 2004, 4:41 PM) 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. |
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Dec 15 2004, 03:12 AM
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QUOTE(tweeak @ Dec 14 2004, 2:46 PM) 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.
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Dec 15 2004, 03:49 AM
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They should give him life in prison because all the people there probably wanna kill him anyway.. i say let him suffer!
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Dec 15 2004, 09:26 AM
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 Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(MissMata @ Dec 14 2004, 6:40 PM) 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. |
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Dec 15 2004, 09:37 AM
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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. |
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Dec 15 2004, 09:47 AM
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I personally think the death penalty is wrong.
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Dec 15 2004, 10:29 AM
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 cheeeesy like theres no tomorrow Group: Member Posts: 3,316 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,142 |
QUOTE(ComradeRed @ Dec 14 2004, 7:23 AM) 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.... |
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Dec 15 2004, 03:02 PM
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dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
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. |
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Dec 16 2004, 04:35 PM
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 RiKACHANtEL Group: Member Posts: 3,876 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 51,230 |
yea...i think life would be better because, to me that would be a lot worse
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Dec 16 2004, 06:05 PM
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QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Dec 15 2004, 9:26 AM) 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. |
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Dec 16 2004, 09:40 PM
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I love you <33333 Group: Member Posts: 2,928 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 30,404 |
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.
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Dec 17 2004, 01:27 PM
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 crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
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. |
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