| I feel very strongly about this. I would like to see the | | | | But with life, and no parole, then they just sit there and |
| death penalty outlawed once again, BUT... | | | | think about it, every second of every day. Think about |
| A life sentence means just that, with NO chance for | | | | the man or woman, or people they killed, think about |
| parole. You do the crime, you do the time. | | | | the victim's spouse, their children, their parents and |
| People may have a lot or very little, but you took the | | | | other family members, their friends, and |
| one thing from them that can never be replaced-their | | | | co-workers...people who valued them and the life they |
| life. I don't care what the circumstances, there is no | | | | led, no matter how humble or exciting. |
| justification for murder. And this is not a religious thing, | | | | Recently two people with life sentences without parole |
| either. Some poor guy is working very hard, long days, | | | | were released for humanitarian reasons. They're both |
| to provide for his family, and then someone, with no | | | | terminally ill, and were released so they could go home |
| morals, ethics or compassion of any kind just walks up | | | | to die. I say, no releasing someone for compassionate |
| and kills him. The killer has not stolen just that man's life, | | | | reasons because they or their spouse or one of their |
| but has harmed countless of others with his or her | | | | children is dying. Why should society be sympathetic |
| ruthless and unjust deed. | | | | about them, when they showed no compassion or |
| And the time for murder should be hard time. No TVs, | | | | mercy to the person or people they killed? The person |
| newspapers, radio, no computers in individual cells, and | | | | or persons they killed weren't given a chance to go |
| certainly no conjugal visits. They should just sit there | | | | home to die with dignity, and neither should the criminal. |
| until the day they die and think about what they did. | | | | I don't care if they do find God in prison, I hope they do, |
| That's why I want the death penalty revoked. They | | | | and I don't care if they are a model prisoner. I don't |
| took someone else's life, now we are going to take | | | | care if they apologize, or show regret or remorse for |
| theirs, but slowly. They may live another fifty or sixty | | | | what they have done. It doesn't matter. They |
| years in that cell, and that's just fine with me. If we give | | | | committed the one crime that is so unconscionable |
| them the death penalty we give them an easy way | | | | there is NO way they should ever see outside the |
| out. We shortened that sentence they received. | | | | walls or fences of a prison. |