It sounds to me like the death penalty would not be warranted in this case. I used to be wildly in favor of the death penalty, however, my stance has softened since I've read so much over the years about how it is abused by government bureaucrats (especially in communist banana republics, which is what we are now...). I found this book to be absolutely riveting. https://www.amazon.com/Innocent-Man-John-Grisham/dp/0440243831?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218567638&sr=8-3
Strangely enough, of my 6 death penalty appeals, I only thought one deserved the death penalty. I might get to that one eventually.
Oh, I forgot to add in my post that my client had told me that the Mexican cartel had driven out the home cookers and the bikers with their mass produced meth from Mexico. I wasn't surprised when Breaking Bad discussed this as well. I had other meth dealer clients who told me the same.
I truly believe that we are in a drug war with China and the Mexican cartels in cahoots against us. And I believe they are aided and abetted by prominent members of the Democrat Party. Did you know that Bill Clinton aided Pablo Escobar's cocaine operation by allowing flights into the airport in Mena, AK when he was AG and Governor? And that Joe Kennedy made a large part of his fortune flying booze into WI from Canada with Al Capone? Why is it that some of the most prominent Democrat families got where they are by running illegal foreign drugs into the US? It could be argued that the widespread death and destruction wrought by these activities warrants the death penalty for the planners and participants...
I should maybe clarify that I'm not actually against the death penalty. Just that it should be used very sparingly. Really only for the most obvious and egregious traitors and the most vicious criminals. One thing I learned that kind of chafes is that when the death penalty is on the line, the result is that the legal costs far exceed the cost of just housing the inmate for life. Call it an argument for economic efficiency.
I think it is necessary and that we can reduce the costs. The criminals I represented were very afraid of jail time. It had some deterrent benefit. They were not so afraid of the death penalty because they so rarely executed anyone in that state.
If there were regular executions, then there would be a reduction of the murder rate. Most criminals have poor long term thinking skills, but even they would think twice of killing someone if they really thought they might be executed within a few years.
It sounds to me like the death penalty would not be warranted in this case. I used to be wildly in favor of the death penalty, however, my stance has softened since I've read so much over the years about how it is abused by government bureaucrats (especially in communist banana republics, which is what we are now...). I found this book to be absolutely riveting. https://www.amazon.com/Innocent-Man-John-Grisham/dp/0440243831?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218567638&sr=8-3
Strangely enough, of my 6 death penalty appeals, I only thought one deserved the death penalty. I might get to that one eventually.
Oh, I forgot to add in my post that my client had told me that the Mexican cartel had driven out the home cookers and the bikers with their mass produced meth from Mexico. I wasn't surprised when Breaking Bad discussed this as well. I had other meth dealer clients who told me the same.
I truly believe that we are in a drug war with China and the Mexican cartels in cahoots against us. And I believe they are aided and abetted by prominent members of the Democrat Party. Did you know that Bill Clinton aided Pablo Escobar's cocaine operation by allowing flights into the airport in Mena, AK when he was AG and Governor? And that Joe Kennedy made a large part of his fortune flying booze into WI from Canada with Al Capone? Why is it that some of the most prominent Democrat families got where they are by running illegal foreign drugs into the US? It could be argued that the widespread death and destruction wrought by these activities warrants the death penalty for the planners and participants...
I should maybe clarify that I'm not actually against the death penalty. Just that it should be used very sparingly. Really only for the most obvious and egregious traitors and the most vicious criminals. One thing I learned that kind of chafes is that when the death penalty is on the line, the result is that the legal costs far exceed the cost of just housing the inmate for life. Call it an argument for economic efficiency.
I think it is necessary and that we can reduce the costs. The criminals I represented were very afraid of jail time. It had some deterrent benefit. They were not so afraid of the death penalty because they so rarely executed anyone in that state.
If there were regular executions, then there would be a reduction of the murder rate. Most criminals have poor long term thinking skills, but even they would think twice of killing someone if they really thought they might be executed within a few years.