113Tidbits: How To Kill A Man Over A 10 Cent Song

A forum that I belong to was having a really around the mulberry tree discussion over the death penalty. this final post is what stands out for me. It illustrates the ideas of a person in the trenches. Cleaning up the tragedies of murderers and how they eventually live off of the pain of the victims' families anguish.

I also believe the death penalty is justified and required for those that cross the ultimate of The 10 Commandments. What about you, are you sentimental for the accused?

The first shooting I investigated was when a woman shot a man in a bar. She had put her money in the jukebox and he pushed a button and played her song. She had a gun in her purse and shot the man. That was in 1970, the song cost ten cents.

Since that time I have worked on more murder investigations than I care to remember.
I have had to witness the devastation dealt to the families of victims. I have seen murder's families suffer due to the actions to which they had no connection.

Most jurisdictions take every possible measure to assure that the suspect had a fair trial.
The taxpayers pay to capture the suspect. We pay the state to prosecute and we pay the public defender to present a defense. Then we pay for the appeal process.

Yes, the process could be shortened and should be. The death penalty may or may not be a deterrent to violent crimes. No one who has been executed has ever killed another person.

If you doubt the death penalty, I wish you could see the smile on the face of a confessed serial killer. (At least nine victims.) I have. I strongly support the death penalty.

Argument can be found here.