Should Scott Roeder receive the death penalty?

[Henry Hawk]

It really says something about us when we start debating about whether it's cheaper to just go ahead and kill somebody.

I don't think of it as "somebody".....I think of it as a person, who brutally murdered another, innocent human being...maybe I'm NOT a 'good' Christian to think this way........but, I have lost some compassion for creeps like this...

the debate should NOT be about $$$, but about ridding a person from society once and for all.

[LOsborne]

We need penal colonies. Forget about the death penalty debate. Instead of working their way through years of appeals, or living for decades on tax payer dollars, why not let our convicted capital criminals colonize the moon? Or the sea bed? There would certainly be more of a return on investment than we see at present. Y'all need to color outside the lines more often.

[Locutus]

One thing that you have to remember when having a conversation along these lines is that the death penalty isn't about punishment; it's about revenge. 

[LOsborne]

...it's about revenge. 

Where's the ROI in that?

[Palehorse]

Where's the ROI in that?

It ensures a healthy detritus feeder population that is well nourished and thriving. . .

[LOsborne]

It ensures a healthy detritus feeder population that is well nourished and thriving. . .

So you think I shouldn't have spread that diatomaceous earth to get rid of the slugs? I screwed up the natural order and made the growing population of the self-righteous and sanctimonious a necessary evil?

[Palehorse]

So you think I shouldn't have spread that diatomaceous earth to get rid of the slugs? I screwed up the natural order and made the growing population of the self-righteous and sanctimonious a necessary evil?

Yup, sure did. I hear that there is a genetically altered population that grows to astounding proportions and has mutated and developed resistance to "diatomaceous earth". They love tomatoes too! 

[LOsborne]

I hear that there is a genetically altered population that grows to astounding proportions and has mutated and developed resistance to "diatomaceous earth".

Oh crap! Have they spread up north too? The PPDC (Paranoid People of Daviess County) have been investigating this threat. All indications are they have come from the flesh-eating bacteria which is carried by the chupacabras, cross-breeding with brown floaters from Hawkins Creek. A friend of mine has developed a chupacabras repellent, but it smells wretched, and has no effect on the mutated bacteria. We are currently seeking a natural predator for this scourge.

I am team leader of the RMMT (Rapid Margarita Mixing Team) branch of the PPDC. If you are interested, we could set up a network for sharing intelligence.

[Palehorse]

Oh crap! Have they spread up north too? The PPDC (Paranoid People of Daviess County) have been investigating this threat. All indications are they have come from the flesh-eating bacteria which is carried by the chupacabras, cross-breeding with brown floaters from Hawkins Creek. A friend of mine has developed a chupacabras repellent, but it smells wretched, and has no effect on the mutated bacteria. We are currently seeking a natural predator for this scourge.

I am team leader of the RMMT (Rapid Margarita Mixing Team) branch of the PPDC. If you are interested, we could set up a network for sharing intelligence.

Chupacabras?! Count me in. They drained a bunch of goats in Madison county over the weekend.

[LOsborne]

Chupacabras?! Count me in. They drained a bunch of goats in Madison county over the weekend.

Hah! That ain't nothin'. Down here they are cross-breeding with armadillos (we don't know where those came from) and some of them have wings!!!

[Freethinker]

There are too many problems with our criminal justice system to allow the death penalty.

And, even if we are 100% sure someone is guilty, it's not right to stoop to their level. It says more about us than them, that we would take the life of another human being.

Let him rot in jail, though. That's a far better punishment.

[Henry Hawk]

One thing that you have to remember when having a conversation along these lines is that the death penalty isn't about punishment; it's about revenge. 

I disagree, I see it as the ultimate punishment, which SHOULD be dealt to those who made their own decision to brutally end someones life.....there is no such thing as revenge.....revenge cannot bring back the dead.

[Henry Hawk]

There are too many problems with our criminal justice system to allow the death penalty.

And, even if we are 100% sure someone is guilty, it's not right to stoop to their level. It says more about us than them, that we would take the life of another human being.

Let him rot in jail, though. That's a far better punishment.

except we cannot let them rot, they HAVE to have 3 squares a day, smokes, healthcare, gym time, hobby time, library time and TV time.

[LOsborne]

except we cannot let them rot, they HAVE to have 3 squares a day, smokes, healthcare, gym time, hobby time, library time and TV time.

Henry, don't you think sending them to a penal colony would be more beneficial -- both to the bottom-line of the state with jurisdiction, and to the convicts themselves? It worked awfully well for Australia.

[Exterminator]

except we cannot let them rot, they HAVE to have 3 squares a day, smokes, healthcare, gym time, hobby time, library time and TV time.

You really don't have a clue.  They don't have to have anything except food (which is pretty cheap...they're not feeding them steak and lobster in there), a place to sleep, access to personal hygiene facilities and health care only if they are sick or injured.  There is no requirement for any TV time or library time or any of the rest of that crap and most prisons are now non-smoking facilities.  Those that are not do not supply cigarettes.