Re: DON\'T KILL TOOKIE
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Fair enough, an honest answer. It has nothing to do with wanting to save the state money, or deterrnig future criminals, or sending a message that murder is unacceptable, it is simply and purely a way to exact revenge.
Now, out of curiosity, if the victim's family believed that he should be drawn and quartered, or burned alive, or some other similar punishment which we've deemed cruel and unusual, would you still not be opposed?
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Come on - you know the answer to that. I do not believe in cruel and unusual punishment. Lethal injection is a very humane way to die vs. being shot in the back with a shotgun (like Tookie's victim).
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So you're saying that the victim's families AREN'T the only ones who have a say in the matter. So what is keeping other outside influences from determining that he would be more useful alive than dead?
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