Posted on Oct 4, 2014
Do you support capital punishment in the military and civilian courts?
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Do you support capital punishment in the military and civilian courts? Does being in the military mean higher standards and only should be in military courts? Does being in the military mean you should be mitigated down to life sentences and only have capital punishment in the civilian courts? Or no capital punishment overall?
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If the crime fits the parameters of Capital Punishment then it should apply to both military and civilian courts.
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Quite simply some people don't deserve to be on this earth with the rest of us. So yes I believe heinous crimes should have capital punishment as an option. I do understand that it costs more to have someone on death row then to have them serve a life sentence. That is a flaw in the system that we should be addressing rather then changing the punishment because of it. Appellate courts also need to find a way to expeditiously handle capital cases to limit the financial burden on society while still offering the due process rights to the prisoner.
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Sometimes, like the Walker case, we keep them alive because they make a deal to keep their family members from getting the gas chamber/death penalty. But sometimes it's way past time to get rid of them - we spend too much money keeping them alive in prison.
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Lt Col (Join to see)
It costs more to put someone on death row than to keep them in prison for life.
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True - unless the one in prison for life lives to be 90 or more. The costs that the U.S. taxpayer shoulders for the care and housing of prisoners is some of the most expensive in the world. True fact: a federal prisoner - an individual that has been convicted of a felony - has more personal space and amenities provided at no cost to them than what most sailors have onboard ship.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Lt Col (Join to see) - Not if We expidite the execution, problem is that isn't what is happening instead they get stored in prison for years.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter - Again, it's not the housing costs in the prisons that make it more expensive. It's the appeals process. And given how often we still convict innocent people, I'm not real comfortable executing folks the same day they're found guilty.
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Military courts should mirror civilian courts, considering a court marshal is a FELON conviction. Also, Officers should face the same punishments as enlisted instead of being demoted and allowed to retire.
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SCPO Larry Knight Sr.
I couldn't agree more with you on this subject, for under the current system. It's not always what's good for the goose isn't good for the gander. Quite frankly a felon is a felon period so why do the laws governing this not pay out equally ?
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