^^^^Agree that certain cretins are so heinous that they should be removed from civilization ASAP. By the same token, our legal process — especially on the criminal justice side — makes lots and lots of mistakes. Think lowly-paid people being overwhelmed with a crazy quantity of work, and, well, the results are flawed way more than most people realize (or will admit).I think use of the death penalty should be extremely rare.
I’m not familiar with the facts of this case but the crime seems to have been horrible and tragic. Why do we incarcerate someone for 33 years and then execute them? He likely had a miserable existence behind bars.
I was relieved when Ted Bundy was removed from the earth. He was irredeemable and dangerous to young women and he had a talent for escaping. It was truly a matter of public safety IMO.
Timothy McVeigh killed hundreds of innocent people including little ones. I had no sympathy for him when he headed to his execution.
Aiden Fucci, a 15 year old here in Jax stabbed his then 13 year old female neighbor and classmate 124 times on Mother’s Day 2021 and bragged about it. He pleaded guilty and will be sentenced this month to a likely term of 25+ years - after the possibility of the death sentence was removed to get his plea. He may not get out alive because he’s been a jailhouse bully. Rough justice might happen. His Mother goes to trial soon for lying to the police and trying to cover up evidence.
In Palatka a young man in his 20’s just received the death sentence for slitting the throats of his girlfriend’s two boys and then stabbing them repeatedly. He’ll be 50 if/when he’s executed. That’s ridiculous.
So called civilized countries have been executing people for hundreds of years but it was as much a deterrent for citizens to “behave” as it was punishment for the convicted. Hangings were a public spectacle and they allegedly taught a lesson to those in attendance.
Beheadings are still used in some countries. But only after “prayers” on a certain day of the week.
On the whole, I don’t think the death penalty today is an effective deterrent that comes close to what it accomplished decades ago. Not really a proponent of the sentence.
So the state of Florida has undoubtedly executed scores and scores of people who were completely innocent, or at least innocent of atrocious crimes that warrant the death penalty.
So I am torn about it.