I hope if the Stephen Harpers have a free vote on the death penalty and it becomes law we do it better than Utah.
The Associated Press tells us that just after midnight this morning "...Ronnie Lee Gardner died in a barrage of bullets early Friday as Utah carried out its first firing squad execution in 14 years."
Dude killed somebody and, even though I am not in favour of capital punishment, if you do the crime you have to be prepared to face the consequences. What is cruel about Mr. Gardener's punishment is not the fact that he got shot four times this morning. No, what I find cruel is the fact that he was on death row for a quarter of a century give or take.
I hope that we never bring back capital punishment but if Canada does, let's make it a measure that is expedient. It has to suck hugely to spend twenty or more years in a room the size of a downstairs bathroom in a suburban home. That is the punishment. The bullets are the relief.
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Here's what I think is bizarre. Most countries either have the death penalty or life in prison, which means serving a minimum of 25 years. This poor chap served a life sentence, 25 years, AND then they shot him.
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ReplyDeleteIf you knew anything about this scumbag murderer you would have understood that this guy DID NOT want to die. He said over and over he wanted to live to help younger persons not fall into the life he dead.
So quit it with the B.S.
This guy got what he deserved and right now he's not too happy about it.
However, the victims family is.
That's all the matters anyhow.
Right?
Scumbag or not, at least he signed his name to his work.
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