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Michael Rodriguez Was Member Of Infamous Gang Of Escapees Convicted Of Killing Cop

[heuristic1]

patriot12436,

I don%u2019t mean to paint every citizen in Texas with a broad brush of contempt. You at least, state that capital punishment should be regarded as a sad, even tragic occasion. The posters I object to on this board are the ones who take a kind of savage delight in the spectacle of an execution and who mock and laugh at the condemned. Whether they know it or not, they are destroying their dignity as human beings to the extent that I can%u2019t take them seriously as moral agents or commentators.

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simplemind2
I think it is sad that we have to resort to taking lives to preserve our way of life, but the criminals have made it necessary.

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pensacola88
To answer your question. Most criminals are not educated and fail to comprehnd that their actions will cost them. I also think there is a mental issue for someone who will not follow the laws of our country. You look at the education level and the mental comprehension of the majority of the repeat offenders. It is very low for the most part.

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vlotaire
You are preaching to the choir . I am retired law enforcement also. I do not take joy in the taking of any life but do believe it is necessary in extreme case such as this one. Some people just refuse to conform to the laws that are best for the whole of society. The last thing i ever wanted to do was abuse my authority, beat up a prisoner or kill someone. But the death penalty has been determined to be a just punishment for certain crimes and i support it 100%.

[simplemind2]

"Liberals are for justice, that''''s why we want to impeach boosh and cheney.
Posted by stevex47 at 10:46 PM : Aug 14, 2008"
and
"Too bad it takes so many years of appeals to carry out justice.
Posted by patriot12436 at 09:59 PM : Aug 14, 2008"
and
"Stop wasting tax dollars on these losers. It should be a given, killers give up their right to live when they take the life of another person. Period.
Stop the non-sense.
Posted by Texas_Woman at 09:46 PM : Aug 14, 2008"

Amen to ALL the above and many more!
Thank God this country still has some hope!

[pensacola88]

I have read numerous posts from Texans and death penalty supporters, but none on them still can not tell me why there are so many murders there, even with this death penalty law on the books.

It is pretty cut and dry....the death penalty isn''t stopping or even slowing down the murder rate in Texas, or Florida, or any state that has the death penalty. It is draining the taxpayer''s judicial system''s funding.

Stone age law gives stone age results. Sooner or later the caveman has to declare a better system is needed and the existing system has to abandoned. The Cavemen in Texas still resist upgrades and changes in favor of their prideful lifestyle.

Get a new constitution! Pay state income taxes! Learn to speak a foreign language! Raise children better prepared for life in a modern global economy!

History books are to teach about the past, not the future!

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heuristic1 and sumarex
I would like to know what you are both serving time for ? What crimes did you commit ?

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voltaire777
If you live with a cop i wonder why he stays with you with your attitude. He knows what the real world is like and you should as well.

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trapbreak
That is why i support the death penalty, it makes sure it is a one way ticket for those who do not deserve the right to live.

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heuristic1
You refer to the rednecks in Texas. I always took pride in being a redneck. It means having moral standards, convictions, pride in ones self and country and willing to defend our way of life, something i am sure is alien to the likes of you. I am retired military and law enforcement, i have a college degree. So i doubt you are qualified to judge anyone.