Comments on: Death Penalty Bill Speeds To Scott http://www.northescambia.com/2013/04/death-penalty-bill-speeds-to-scott Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:16:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2013/04/death-penalty-bill-speeds-to-scott/comment-page-1#comment-202183 David Huie Green Wed, 01 May 2013 19:17:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=136841#comment-202183 Bill, One person always decides. Any one person on the jury can decide the prosecution hasn't proved guilt. That's all it takes. In fact, even after each last juror has decided guilt and the jury decides the crime was bad enough to recommend the death penalty, the judge alone decides whether or not to impose that sentence. After that it's more of a consensus thing other than the fact each president has the power to over rule everybody and release the convicted killer. (So ultimately in this case, President Obama decided the man who killed the little girl some 32 years ago deserved to die. So did every other president back through President Reagan, since each refused to pardon or commute his sentence.) The new technology you hope will prove the accused did not kill the forgotten victims is instead removing doubt. David for more perfect justice Bill,
One person always decides.
Any one person on the jury can decide the prosecution hasn’t proved guilt. That’s all it takes.

In fact, even after each last juror has decided guilt and the jury decides the crime was bad enough to recommend the death penalty, the judge alone decides whether or not to impose that sentence. After that it’s more of a consensus thing other than the fact each president has the power to over rule everybody and release the convicted killer. (So ultimately in this case, President Obama decided the man who killed the little girl some 32 years ago deserved to die. So did every other president back through President Reagan, since each refused to pardon or commute his sentence.)

The new technology you hope will prove the accused did not kill the forgotten victims is instead removing doubt.

David for more perfect justice

]]> By: fred http://www.northescambia.com/2013/04/death-penalty-bill-speeds-to-scott/comment-page-1#comment-201958 fred Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:39:22 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=136841#comment-201958 @huh: Pro life is for "innocent lives" Not murderers. Way above your pay grade. @huh:

Pro life is for “innocent lives” Not murderers.
Way above your pay grade.

]]> By: Bob Hudsun http://www.northescambia.com/2013/04/death-penalty-bill-speeds-to-scott/comment-page-1#comment-201948 Bob Hudsun Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:53:47 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=136841#comment-201948 Great about time, and baby killing liberals have no right to complain, THEY (the guilty) have been judged and sentenced , innocent babies have done nothing wrong, Yet liberals see no problem killing the innocent. Makes me sick Great about time, and baby killing liberals have no right to complain, THEY (the guilty) have been judged and sentenced , innocent babies have done nothing wrong, Yet liberals see no problem killing the innocent. Makes me sick

]]> By: dgh http://www.northescambia.com/2013/04/death-penalty-bill-speeds-to-scott/comment-page-1#comment-201947 dgh Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:53:33 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=136841#comment-201947 I think we should consider one aspect of Italy's courts (and only this one) and that is have an independent group of detectives/attorneys review each murder conviction about a year later to make sure that there are no questions, or rush to put someone in prison. The death penalty issue is one I do struggle with; is it good for general society, in a moral aspect, to push a death penalty so vigorously. Do we harm our own morality? Then on the other hand, someone who has to be removed from general society for the rest of their lives is it more humane to just put them to sleep instead of leaving them locked up? So it is the revenge factor that troubles me. I think we should consider one aspect of Italy’s courts (and only this one) and that is have an independent group of detectives/attorneys review each murder conviction about a year later to make sure that there are no questions, or rush to put someone in prison.

The death penalty issue is one I do struggle with; is it good for general society, in a moral aspect, to push a death penalty so vigorously. Do we harm our own morality? Then on the other hand, someone who has to be removed from general society for the rest of their lives is it more humane to just put them to sleep instead of leaving them locked up? So it is the revenge factor that troubles me.

]]> By: Mike J. http://www.northescambia.com/2013/04/death-penalty-bill-speeds-to-scott/comment-page-1#comment-201946 Mike J. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:45:15 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=136841#comment-201946 @huh? Simple. The difference between being pro-life against abortion and being for the death penalty is this: unborn babies are INNOCENT of any wrongdoing. Convicted murderers are GUILTY of the worst crime possible. The policital Left wants to protect the Guilty and punish the Innocent. @Bill, if all twelve jurors would be required for death penalty conviction, then it would never happen (which is what some people want) because weeding through the jury pool would take weeks and it would be difficult to find 12 jurors that the prosecution and defense like who are not against the death penalty. Mainly I am for the death penalty because I want the guilty to be punished, the criminals to fear the swift process of the death penalty (they don't fear it today), and because I don't want us to have to pay our taxes for housing, food, security, medical for these lowest-of-the-low criminals in prison for 20 plus years. So if your "alternative" is to keep them locked up and fed for 20 plus years, then YOU pay for it! Take private donations to keep them alive. I'm sure the victim's families will not be donating, yet under today's system they are required to pay through their required taxes for keeping alive the person who murdered their loved ones. Think about that. @huh? Simple. The difference between being pro-life against abortion and being for the death penalty is this: unborn babies are INNOCENT of any wrongdoing. Convicted murderers are GUILTY of the worst crime possible. The policital Left wants to protect the Guilty and punish the Innocent.

@Bill, if all twelve jurors would be required for death penalty conviction, then it would never happen (which is what some people want) because weeding through the jury pool would take weeks and it would be difficult to find 12 jurors that the prosecution and defense like who are not against the death penalty.

Mainly I am for the death penalty because I want the guilty to be punished, the criminals to fear the swift process of the death penalty (they don’t fear it today), and because I don’t want us to have to pay our taxes for housing, food, security, medical for these lowest-of-the-low criminals in prison for 20 plus years.

So if your “alternative” is to keep them locked up and fed for 20 plus years, then YOU pay for it! Take private donations to keep them alive. I’m sure the victim’s families will not be donating, yet under today’s system they are required to pay through their required taxes for keeping alive the person who murdered their loved ones. Think about that.

]]> By: huh http://www.northescambia.com/2013/04/death-penalty-bill-speeds-to-scott/comment-page-1#comment-201893 huh Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:06:41 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=136841#comment-201893 The problem is technology changes and many people are often freed due to new evidence or updated DNA evidence. So rushing to have someone put to death isn't very "pro life" I thought Republicans were pro life? Shouldn't that include all life? The problem is technology changes and many people are often freed due to new evidence or updated DNA evidence. So rushing to have someone put to death isn’t very “pro life” I thought Republicans were pro life? Shouldn’t that include all life?

]]> By: Bill Gamblin http://www.northescambia.com/2013/04/death-penalty-bill-speeds-to-scott/comment-page-1#comment-201888 Bill Gamblin Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:11:32 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=136841#comment-201888 I understand the need to speed up executions, but I feel if you want to do away with innocent people from being put to death then change how they are sentenced. It should take all jurors to find you guilty and then all of them agree in the sentencing phase to stick the needle in your arm. There should no longer be these 7-5 verdicts to sentence someone to death in Florida. By allowing a vote like this in sentencing, one person ultimately decides who lives or who dies. I understand the need to speed up executions, but I feel if you want to do away with innocent people from being put to death then change how they are sentenced. It should take all jurors to find you guilty and then all of them agree in the sentencing phase to stick the needle in your arm. There should no longer be these 7-5 verdicts to sentence someone to death in Florida. By allowing a vote like this in sentencing, one person ultimately decides who lives or who dies.

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