Thread: Shall the criminally insane be put down like a dog with rabies?

Originally Posted by singlewedge

To be fair. I did not read every post here. I voted no because the question was asked in two different ways.

Should the criminals be put down like a dog, Lethal Injection. I say no.

Should the criminals be shot dead in the street and left as a reminder to others, published on TV and the internet. A resounding Hell Yes.

I realize that may offend people, but I will not apologize for my hard line stance. If you murder, rape, or commit crimes against children there should be a 17 panel jury and one trial. No appeal unless a JUDGE rules that there was a mistake of law. If 13 or more people on the jury believe you are guilty, you are. No jury deadlock.

At the point of a guilty verdict the judge will have 30 days to make the final decision as to mistake of law only and then the person will be taken to a public forum and shot. The family of the offender sent the bill for the incarceration and bullet. Hardcore yes. Will it defer others from going down the same path. Not immediately, but give it six months of this and I guarentee that crime will drop. Will we get a few wrong, sure, but with the technology that we have and it is getting better, those numbers will go down.

No offense this is my feeling on the subject.

HOLY SH*T!!! Are you kidding me? With the documented history of wrongful convictions in this country and the world at large; convictions based on faulty eyewitness testimony; convictions by biased juries; and not to mention all the cases that are now being reviewed in terms of DNA testing because the "13 jurors" got it wrong--to suggest public executions, including leaving the body on the street for as a symbolic "reminder" (of what exactly?) is nothing short of barbaric. "We'll get a few wrong"--hey-no problem there-as long as it's not you or someone important to you, I presume you meant. Thankfully we have something called a Constitution in this country that prohibits this kind of vigilante justice.
30 days for the judge to decide and no appeals?--unfortunately you haven't boned up on this country's criminal justice system. Perhaps you might want to check with the scores of those who were tried and convicted in capital offense cases, only to be found innocent by way of new evidence uncovered more than 30 days after they were found guilty.
I'm certainly grateful we don't live in a county were they execute people in the public square and leave the body on display. Perhaps you'd be more at home in one of those counties that do that sort of thing--Iran and Afganistan jump to mind...