Stanley Williams, and the Death Penalty

[Dan Rutter]

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OP forgot to mention he still claims to be innocent.

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That's right I forgot to put that in.

I should have reworded this too.
I realize if you dont execute him then everyone on death row, who does not want to be executed, will try to act as a changed person to stop their own execution. So, I guess that would be a valid reason to still execute him.

The last sentence should have been something more like: I am assuming this would be one of the arguments for those who would still invoke the death penalty.

I did not mean that his execution will, would, won't, or wouldn't be valid. I know thats what I typed though. That was just one of the main arguments I had thought of.

[jesusarenque]

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I realize if you dont execute him then everyone on death row, who does not want to be executed, will try to act as a changed person to stop their own execution. So, I guess that would be a valid reason to still execute him.

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I still don't understand. Isn't this a reason NOT to execute him? If everyone starts acting like a changed man, isn't that a GOOD thing?

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I still don't understand. Isn't this a reason NOT to execute him? If everyone starts acting like a changed man, isn't that a GOOD thing?

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Inasmuch as the function of the death penalty is revenge, then the answer to your question is "no".