Comments on: High Court Upholds Lethal Injections

Justices Reject Challenge To Kentucky's Death Penalty Procedures, Executions Will Resume

[lindaredtail]

commonsense1 What do you think the most powerful part of the Scriptures are. I would say the Ten Commandments. One of them does address the subject. It says Thou Shalt Not Kill.

[lindaredtail]

parrot123 you are right. The young members of the court are all Republicans. John Roberts likes to think of himself as an intellectual. But if you look at the cases that have been chosen to be heard since he became Chief Justice and Alito joined him they are partial birth abortion, now lethal injection and soon a gun ownership cases. All of this comes right out of the conservative Republican playbook. They are going to set legal precedents that will probably not be overturned in our lifetime because of the make up of the court. What else will they do? What other rights will end up diminished? Time will tell. What John Roberts doesn''t seem to realize is that a true intellectual thinks for themself.

[wilsonmakes7]

Turn the other cheek in this day and age has a whole new meaning. Jesus also lived in the time of an eye for an eye. What happened to that idea?

[konabike]

Just give the death row inmates to China. That should take care of it. No pain.

[malkerz]

The cost of the Death Penalty is much higher than life in prison due to the average legal costs. People facing death will keep appealing for years and years, costing the tax payers hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees (paying prosecutors, investigators, judges). While this is an interesting proposition in itself, the real issue should be moral. Killing human beings is wrong. State Sponsored Murder killed Jesus Christ. If Jesus were murdered again, today by the state of Kentucky, the symbol of his martyrdom would be the needle. WWJD? Who would Jesus murder?

Turn the other cheek.

[redveg]

Studies have found reversable errors in 68% of death row cases; and that doesn''t include simple jury error or corruption in law enforcement. Even when you consider the errors that are caught in time, there are a lot of innocent people being put to death.

[parrot123-2009]

When democrats win the election, they should try to get back the majority in the supreme court.
Posted by alphanuclear at 11:52 AM : Apr 16, 2008

Not when the yougsters are all Repugs .... With a Dem Presidency the Repugs on that bench would have to be more Humane, as there''ll be more scrutiny than exists right now. Cheers!

[parrot123-2009]

The people opposing the death penalty must like paying all that money for prisons, these people are sentenced to death so why should we pay so much a year for them to live better than most were -they are supposed to be dead.

Call me heartless, say I wouldn''''t say the same if it was my family- go a head but I do have a family member on death row and I still believe that all on death row should be dead. And for the bleeding hearts - you want sympathy it is in the dictionary between sh*t and syphilis.
Wilsonmakes7 couldn''t agree with you more.
Posted by prestongirl at 11:42 AM : Apr 16, 2008

I''d call you Very UnEducated - You''re so very misinformed on a lot of things you''d posted. Do some research and then let me know what you think then - especially after looking at the actual cost of Lifers as opposed to those on deathrow - then also check out the number of overturned deathrow convictions - in some places at an alarming rate (Texas). I''d also Love to see more Repugs get Educated, rather than spout based on their emotions. Cheers!

[parrot123-2009]

Executions have been happening since the beginning of time so imagine if you faced a beheading, stoned to death, burned at the stake or lynched? Then you would have something to complain about.
Posted by kennergirl at 11:34 AM : Apr 16, 2008

A lot of the people that created lots of creative ways to kill condemned prisoners have all since abolished the death penalty - all around the world. Only a few 3rd world countries and the U.S are the only ones left still executing criminals. If theres ever a chance that an innocent can be executed, then there should never be anymore executions. Cheers!

[wilsonmakes7]

Popular vote or not, obviously didn''t matter, twice he is the commander and chief. Only an idiot would blame the American public for the deaths of soldiers in Iraq.

[prestongirl]

All this concern for humane executions is absurd, these people didn''t kill humanely. Painful is what they deserve, so throw out the gas chambers, lethal injections, electric chairs and line them up outside and shoot them in the head. Bullets are far cheaper and air it on TV to make it real for all those who contemplate it... The people opposing the death penalty must like paying all that money for prisons, these people are sentenced to death so why should we pay so much a year for them to live better than most were -they are supposed to be dead. Call me heartless, say I wouldn''t say the same if it was my family- go a head but I do have a family member on death row and I still believe that all on death row should be dead. And for the bleeding hearts - you want sympathy it is in the dictionary between sh*t and syphilis.
Wilsonmakes7 couldn''t agree with you more.

[redveg]

The death penalty can only be just if we have a 100% accuracy rate on the verdicts that result in the sentence. Unfortunately, when cases are revisited later, a huge percentage of the people on death row are found innocent. Some times it is over zealous prosecution and a less than bright jury; other times it is corrupt cops framing people. When proof of innocence is found, it is tough to bring the dead bodies back to life.

[rushman71]

andor3:if anyone needs a reality check, it definitely should be you.

[jumkey]

TO NOTMUDROSE: PLAIN AND SIMPLE, YOU''''RE AN IDIOT!!

Posted by newsnut123

Plain and simple - Americans love their plain and simple. Because subtle and complicated is really, really hard.

[parrot123-2009]

"the prisoners suffered severe pain in the process."
-Yes. Did their victims suffer also?
Posted by option-allie at 10:50 AM : Apr 16, 2008

I sure hope you don''t believe that everyone on Deathrow is guilty .... How many convictions for the death penalty have been overturned - just look at the last 10 years - maybe you''ll understand what more people are starting to realise. I think NancyNaive has the best plan. Cheers!

[kennergirl]

It amazes me that some people on death row are worried about being in pain during their execution. Most are guilty of the crime they committed and didn''t mind causing pain and suffering for not only their victim but the family of victim.

What is sad is that the few men who are in prison (and some even on death row) that are innocent and are a product of an overzealous police department. But as for the majority men on death row I have no sympathy for them. I think lethal injection is probably the humanest way to kill someone. It is more humane than what the men who end up on death row probably committed against their victim(s).

Executions have been happening since the beginning of time so imagine if you faced a beheading, stoned to death, burned at the stake or lynched? Then you would have something to complain about.

[andor3]

"I voted for Bush, so did the majority, TWICE"

reality check there: Bush LOST the popular vote in 2000. He did not get a majority of registered voters in any election. And if there was an election today he would lose by any measure.

[andor3]

"would better serve justice with a hanging or bullet to the head"

yep, that makes you a criminal and perverted too if you think that revenge is justice. of course that IS the point: people who advocate the death penalty are really suicidal. they recognize the criminal in themselves and want to scare it into silence. and they are willing to kill other people to aid their weakness and lack of self-control.

people who are civilised, mature and understand their human nature never advocate deth as justice.

[wilsonmakes7]

There should be no question whether to use the death penalty. There should be no question of cruel and unusual punishment. What about the victims? They have been subject to disgusting acts of violence and never had a say.
As for you notmudrose. I voted for Bush, so did the majority, TWICE. I haven''t killed anyone...yet. As my son sits in Iraq, you have the nerve to blame the American people for this mess?

[newsnut123]

TO NOTMUDROSE: PLAIN AND SIMPLE, YOU''RE AN IDIOT!!