Scott Peterson Sentenced to Death by Lethal Injection
 

Scott Peterson does not deserve a place amongst the angels like Conner and Laci.

I think we all know where he's going to end up.

The part about his father shouting at Laci's brother was insane. That had to be an emotional moment in the courtroom. Does anyone know how the brother responded to Lee Peterson shouting at him?

i'm just glad he's gonna end up the pretty boy on the block - and he thinks being lethally injected is gonna be bad. :eek:

he'll end up getting several different kinds of "injections"

on the side:

i'll pled my ignorance here, but why did the judge get 18 seats??

haha - my point exactly

What other ways are people put to death these days? Is the electric chair still available?

Doesn't California give you a choice?

I am so glad for this....now lets hope that if happens quickly and and not tied up in appeals

He'll be murdered by fellow inmates before he is executed.

I think that FL no longer uses electrocution, as Ole Sparky was getting a bit too unreliable in his old age, and that's why they started using lethal injection.

Note to self: if you have to kill someone, do it in Idaho, Oklahoma, or Utah, and avoid Delaware, New Hampshire and Washington!

Firing squad!!:eek: Wow. But I think he should get the chair.

I see a Jeffrey Dahmer-type situation happening.

You bet! If you have to be executed, that would be the quickest way to go.

I was not aware that those methods were still available here.

We did kill an inmate just this morning.

We spared Terry Nichols (of OKC bombing fame) yet we still manage to put small-time killers to death.

It's a strange place.

Right, but I'm saying I think they started using lethal injection as a choice when Ole Sparky started going haywire. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

When did Alabama stop using the Big Yellow Mama?

When I visited the maximum security prison in Atmore, in 1996, they were still using it. I can't see a state like Alabama stopping it for no good reason.

I thought only Nebraska was still using the chair. Isn't Florida still debating the chair because of those botched executions? The pics were horrible.

I would take Firing Squad. You're never sure if you're gonna die immediately with a hanging, electrocutions burn, and here in Illinois, they can't seem to get the kinks out of lethal injection. I think Scott will probably be separated from the other inmates. At least at the beginning. Then we have to realize it's California, they take years and years to execute someone. Studies have shown you're more likely to die of natural causes while on death row in California than actual execution.

Me too.

Apparently there is over 600 on Death Row in California, with close to 200 without lawyers for their appeals case. More likely Scott Petersen will die in prison of old age or at the hands of a prisoner. I feel sorry for the California taxpayers who have to pay to house and feed this murderer. I listened to Court TV and he had NO reaction during the victim's statements. There were pretty powerful and angry! Some jurors were glaring at him during the time that the judge was discussing the 120+ page motion to retry the case.

As a Californian taxpayer, I have no problem with paying for him to live in total fear for the rest of his natural life - like I said before, he's gonna be the pretty boy on the block... And inmates don't like child killers...

So yeah, I have no problem with forking over $ for that. (and for anyone else that's not in California that would like to pitch in, I'd be happy to let you share paying my taxes with me! haha)

I don't care that he dies. I just want it to be the most punishing form available so he can suffer one iota that Laci likely suffered. Bastard.

The death penalty is going to be reversed before he reaches the death chamber. Juveniles are already off the hook and it's just inevitable I'm afraid. He'lll have a life sentence regardless....

As for everyone's hope he'll get raped in prison, that will be highly unlikely considering he's on death row. They put these guys into one of 6 blocks with people they are psychologically "compatible" with. They shower alone, eat alone, and spend most of their days in their cells alone. The only time he will interact with his block of prisoners is during exercise time and if he decides to join a religious activity there.

Whether or not you think prison should be a place of torture and cruel punishment on top of everything else, he will suffer enough considering that will be his last home.

Is it mean of me to hope that his cell is wallpapered with baby nursery paper?

Honestly, he's so nuts, I wouldn't be surprised if something like that would have no effect on him.

He hasn't shown emotion or regret yet, what would make it start now? :(

He's going to break. It's just a matter of time. And when he does, it's not going to be pretty.

Condemned to death row, Scott Peterson still may never be executed

Just for argument's sake, consider that he is innocent, how many of you would feel bad to have condemned him based on his crime of adultery? I think he is innocent, and since there is no proof that he did actually kill her, I am shocked that so many can just believe that emotions are more important than justice. The same emotions played a role in the Boston strangler's death sentence and many others in the past. Everyone was so sure he was guilty, but that now looks very fishy. I don't know for sure what happened that tragic day Laci died, but but neither does anyone else so what's with all the joy in people's comments?

The Boston Strangler (I forget his name) admitted his guilt - even though DNA has since proven otherwise.

I have no joy in Scott being given the death penalty, even though it was inevitable. I did immediately pray for him - which doesn't mean that I like him, or any other liar.

Frankly, what I think happened was that there was most probably an argument, and he may have shoved her or whatever. Instead of calling 911, he disposed of her. In my eyes, the crime was more for not seeking help for Laci & Connor, and trying to cover up the situation. Had he called 911, none of this would have happened in quite the spectacular fashion.

My thoughts exactly!

Alright, if the strangler doesn't suit you well, how about Bruno Hauptmann? The point is that everyone was so sure he was the killer, and yet the evidence didn't fit except for how the police and prosecution interpreted it.

It shouldn't matter what we "think" happened or that he "may have" killed her, what's important is that he did do it and it's not because of his reaction (or lack of) to her death and his extra-martial affair that proves his guilt.

If he's guilty, then justice is served, but if this was a miscarriage of justice, then there will be no closure for the family. The media is reason why this trial became such a spectacular sensation. This was the new ticket for ratings, and it sounds like the jury is ready to cash in too.

I think the whole thing is tragic. I hate the death penalty. I hate what he did, or supposedly did, too. I think the media needs to get out of the courtroom. These jurors start thinking they are on a TV show. What is with these people cheering in the streets? Who cheers when someone gets the death penalty? What is that all about? I am sorry, but if the family feels "closer" only after someone else has to die, that is sick.

I think we need to resort to work camps. Work the SOB for the rest of his life, HARD. Make this guy do something worthwhile.

Geesh, I know its hard to find a good man and all, but goodness....

Prison: Two women want to marry Peterson

He gets several calls of support on his first day on death row
Thursday, March 17, 2005 Posted: 10:47 PM EST (0347 GMT)


CNN) -- On Scott Peterson's first day on death row, two women called California's San Quentin State Prison to say they were interested in marrying him, according to prison officials.

Prison spokesman Vernell Crittendon said about three dozen women called San Quentin with messages of support for the prison's newest bachelor, convicted and sentenced to die for the murder of his pregnant wife, Laci.

"Two of them actually indicated to our staff that their purpose for calling was marriage," Crittendon told CNN.

He added that it is not unusual for inmates to get married while on death row.


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