As an avid reader of various crime publications,
this particular blog is primarily dedicated to those I have read through the
Huffington Post and decided to comment on. My initial comment on this
article is as follows:
Unfortunately the Death Penalty has lost the power
it once had and is no longer a deterrent of any kind. During my research for my thesis on the Felony
Murder Rule, I discovered interestingly enough that the average time from
arrest to the court room is approximately 3 to 6 years depending on the state
and the evidence. Further findings
revealed that across the nation the average wait on Death Row following a conviction
is approximately 10 – 11 years.
I personally support the Death Penalty, however I
do feel that it should be reserved for homicides that can be proven by the
prosecution to be premeditated and carried out in a particularly grotesque or heinous
manner. This would require that the forensic
evidence was abundant [not necessarily massive], clear and that it indisputably
implicated the defendant in the case.
Although stated in various ways and by various
individuals, I do have to agree that “It is better that 10 guilty go free that
to have convicted one innocent.” I don’t
believe that the Death Penalty will ever have the same power it once had in
this country. Pretty much all of Europe
has abolished it, which is why we have so much difficulty getting them to agree
to extradition as long as the Death Penalty is on the table.
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