Comments on: Bennett's Uncle May Face Death Penalty

Prosecutors File Kidnapping Charges Against Michael Jacques As A Vermont Town Mourns Brooke Bennett's Death

[kaylag04]

The death penalty is useful for permanently removing vicious criminals from a community. Law-abiding citizens don''t have the time or the resources to contantly worry about what kind of human monsters have been returned to their neighborhoods by the creative, warm & fuzzy approaches to justice.

[cantshutup]

hamiltonGRAD...you are an idiot and a putz...and you know nothing about the European justice system...take your meds and go back to bed.

btw, too bad the supreme court doesn''t believe the piece of human excrement that took this little girls life deserves to die...funny how the rest of us know what should be done...

[hamiltongrad]

Perhaps society needs to rethink how we go about this so called "justice" system. In Europe, there is a better and newer way. Committees of academic experts ( such as myself) have to review the personal historical facts, influeces, what sport was "taught" i.e. violence taught, such as our "football"- and a decision of what is best for ALL of SOCIETY is made. In many cases, there is no wasteful trial or punishment, but rather a nurturing to become WHOLE.
Those who you think are "wrong" have been wronged themselves.
We need to think deeper. There is more to life than just blaming.

[mo005]

COULD, That should be a no brainer. Smoke this a whole, and send him to h e l l in a blaze.

[o2bewealthy]

Two thumbs up, flreason.

[gkc99]

There is a need for the death penalty for people like Richard Allen Davis, and for this accused, if convicted.

But we should not torture physically. Let the convicted child murderer face his or her death fully conscious, with full awareness of impending death.

For these reasons, the firing squad, or hanging, seem to be the best. No drifting off into dreamy dreamy land for the convicted child killer. Let him face his imminent death with his eyes open.

[nothappyatall]

If you would like to argue against the death penalty on MORAL and ETHICAL grounds, you have my support 100%. I''''m against it. But as a Stats teacher, let me tell you.......you can''''t use the numbers to prove that it''''s not a deterrent.

Posted by blazercoach1

Dont need to , it doesnt matter if it deters, it is PUNISHMENT for the crime- you kill someone on purpose an they can''t have their life, then YOU get killed, simple as that. Anything beyond that like deterring other potential murderers is icing on the cake

[dowjones20k]

Since Vermont abolished the death penalty in 1965, the state will not get the opportunity to try this case with the death penalty being a possibility ..

the feds have stepped in because of the kidnapping crime .. and that is why this scumbag might very well get the death penalty ... and should if convicted ...

I would like all of you do gooder bleeding hearts to try and feel the pain that this 12 year old girl felt as this CONVICTED *** OFFENDER was raping and killing her, as well as the pain her family is in ...

How in the world can judges continue to allow these wasted human beings and look in the mirror and feel good about themselves ...

SAD SAD ...

[smurfcrusher]

Blowtorch! Now you''re cookin''.

This clown just might be recruited into the "DEATH" club by "Uncle" Sam.

But first he will need to have s.e.x. with some adult males.

[blazercoach1]

flreason,

You''re talking to an AP Stats teacher here. Unfortunately for your argument, nationally, there IS a relationship between the number of executions one year and a declining violent crime count the following year. My students used that same website as well as FBI data to present to our school. Also, your argument about states without the death penalty having lower crime rates is non-sense....there are MANY confounding variables. Remember, in some parts of the middle east, men commit NO unlawful sexual acts.......just the women. Also, there are no murders in Antarctica which doesn''t have the death penalty. That''s just a few examples of MANY that I could give.

If you would like to argue against the death penalty on MORAL and ETHICAL grounds, you have my support 100%. I''m against it. But as a Stats teacher, let me tell you.......you can''t use the numbers to prove that it''s not a deterrent.

[blazercoach1]

Hey, I live here in Vermont and it won''t surprise me if this guy not only DOESN''T get the death penalty but gets paroled in about 10-20 years.

This state does a **** poor job of keeping scum bags like this guy away from our kids. And it cost us AGAIN.

[flreason]

The best argument against the death penalty is all of the recent cases of people in jail for decades who were exonerated by DNA evidence. Maybe there are some of you who are unfazed by wrongful executions, but I think even one is too many. The death penalty doesn''t serve as a deterrent, as proven by the fact that murder rates are not statistically fewer in states which use the death penalty than in states without. www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/ Societal retribution death penalties turn all of us into murderers, much like a lynch mob. Civilized societies are ruled by law. Americans don''t need to commit murder to have effective law enforcement. What we need is more respect for the laws by all members of the society--individuals, businesses, and government/politicians alike.

[missingamerica]

Although this guy probably did it, ya''ll are too quick to be calling for the death penalty...

Least this is Vermont, and not Texas - Vermont probably makes a reasonable effort to ensure guilt.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DNA_EXONERATION?SITE=MAFAL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[questionnews]

his own neice.....how can this person look at himself in the mirror?

Posted by navyjimfl at 04:47 PM : Jul 03, 2008

Most of these guys could care less if thier victim is related. They are broke & cannot be fixed. And just like a rabid dog, they cannot be cured & need to be put down.

[navyjimfl]

his own neice.....how can this person look at himself in the mirror?

[whiskyrocker]

EdgarDebbins :

The guillotine is way to quick. Think blow torch, pliers and some salt.

[superchez2]

hangem'' high

[edgardebbins]

WhiskeyRocker:
If you do a Google on Guillotine, there is some fascinating history. Most people don''t know the French used it up til 1977. There could be some merit to the electric chair, hangings, and firing squads, but I really believe the Guillotine is way out in front for making a statement.

[Syndicate]

From what I''ve heard about Vermont we should execute every one in the state.

[dawnsiek]

Go back to the days when the person was given to the family. I''m sure they could find a "good" way of disposing of this trash.