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Originally posted by AlphaGamDiva
these ppl are put in locked facilities, yes, but they are also in great facilities. i mean, tv, air conditioning...hey, that's better than a lot of ppl who haven't done anything wrong. ya know? i say, it's better to punish them here on earth so the family can experience some kind of closure to the event and to send 'em on to the Big Guy for Him to deal with in the most proper way. if they are innocent, then they're still in a better place than here...and if they are guilty, then they are where they should be in the first place. does that make sense?
Monica
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Great facilities? Have you ever seen the inside of a jail? Have you ever been raped, or beaten, or threatened constantly by gangs? There was just a case in Illinois where a guy was finally let out of jail after spending, I think, 15 years there for a crime he did not commit. He talked about how at night it was really hard, because if he slept with his head toward the outside of his cell, people would walk by and throw stuff like acid at him (no, I don't know how or why), but if he kept his head toward the back of the cell, the mice would come by and nibble on him. If you think that counts as great facilities, then I suggest that you go spend some time there and then tell me that you think they're great facilities. This guy was innocent, just like you.
I cannot believe that you could say, "if they are innocent, then they're still in a better place than here." Are you serious? First of all, who are you to say what is a "better place" for someone else, or to even presume that you know what happens after death. If you think it's a better place, then why would you care if someone killed your entire family, since, after all, they would be in a better place. My guess is that this is all very easy for you to say, considering that you are probably someone at low risk of ever being falsely convicted and sentenced to death.
If you are truly pro death penalty, read the articles I linked to earlier in this thread, which highlight just some of the rampant abuse present in the criminal justice system. It seems that in Illinois someone is set free after being on death row almost monthly because he did not commit the crime.
I really meant to stay out of this, but I just couldn't after reading your comments.