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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I think that if the case would get it in the civilian side then it should be in the military. Why should someone that commits capital murder in the army be any different than the person who commits capitial murder on the civilian side.
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I am all for capital punishment however, this may seem odd, but for the really bad crimes I'm against it. Things like aggrivated rape and murder, burning a victim to death, etc should get life as death is to quick and easy. It may sound saddistic, but I think in somecases the felon needs to enjoy his punishment for a long time.
Also, to add to this, the stupid technicalities, loopholes, and lawyers tricks need to be ended. Things like OJ's team of lawyers with a million computers on hand is wrong. If a murderer is on trial and hes attempted it or convicted of it before, it IS admissable. The Jury needs to hear hes a waste of flesh. The also need the common sence aspect. "Yes, technically you didn't violate any laws but what you did is very clearly wrong. Guilty"
Also, to add to this, the stupid technicalities, loopholes, and lawyers tricks need to be ended. Things like OJ's team of lawyers with a million computers on hand is wrong. If a murderer is on trial and hes attempted it or convicted of it before, it IS admissable. The Jury needs to hear hes a waste of flesh. The also need the common sence aspect. "Yes, technically you didn't violate any laws but what you did is very clearly wrong. Guilty"
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COL Ted Mc
Sgt Packy Flickinger Sergeant, While I might not agree totally with Capt. Prickett's "We do everything we can in the United States to prevent an innocent man being imprisoned." (since there is ample evidence that that doesn't apply in all circumstances) - the statement IS a part of "The American Ideal" (NOTE - Although it isn't PC to admit it, it was adopted from the British without attribution at the time of the American Revolution [because "everything British" was tossed out in favour of "The American Way"]), I second the remainder of his post.
It is simply "unAmerican" to call for people to be punished just because "everyone knows" they should be punished and for actions which they were not given advance notice were criminal acts.
It is simply "unAmerican" to call for people to be punished just because "everyone knows" they should be punished and for actions which they were not given advance notice were criminal acts.
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Sgt Packy Flickinger
Sorry, but if someone brutally tortures, maims, rapes and kills. Does it without remorse. Does it repeatedly. Then leaves the victims to suffer not to mention family, friends and especially dependants to fend for themselves, a needle in the arm is to quick. They need to spend some time behind bars.
Maybe if some people had backbones in the judicial system to punish criminals, we wouldn't have so many of them.
Maybe if some people had backbones in the judicial system to punish criminals, we wouldn't have so many of them.
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Personally I feel that just about all punishments should be a boat load more strict. Dealers and what not will say, "Hey, you confess. It is only five years for your first offense. You will get street cred and it saves me and the other guys from 30 year sentences..."
IMO, punishments should not fit the crime. That is not a deterrent. "50 years working at the garbage dump sorting out recyclables that others threw away... just for jay walking?!" Yeah, that is a deterrent. I would walk ten blocks to a cross walk to avoid that.
Towards capital punishment itself, I'm not sure. I like the idea of tagging them with collar explosives and sending them making them do some menial work that needs done, but no one wants to do. Keeping them in some long list of people we plan to kill but cant yet is a pointless waste of money that could be used to improve schools or something. take them out back and finish it right after sentencing... with a rock too, save the ammo for the zombie apocalypse you all keep scaring me about!
IMO, punishments should not fit the crime. That is not a deterrent. "50 years working at the garbage dump sorting out recyclables that others threw away... just for jay walking?!" Yeah, that is a deterrent. I would walk ten blocks to a cross walk to avoid that.
Towards capital punishment itself, I'm not sure. I like the idea of tagging them with collar explosives and sending them making them do some menial work that needs done, but no one wants to do. Keeping them in some long list of people we plan to kill but cant yet is a pointless waste of money that could be used to improve schools or something. take them out back and finish it right after sentencing... with a rock too, save the ammo for the zombie apocalypse you all keep scaring me about!
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100% support of the death penalty. After the conviction and after legitimate appeals... get it over with. I believe everyone, regardless of who, deserves a fair chance. But once found guilty, and even if they appeal and are still found guilty, within two weeks. None of this death row for 20 years or any of that.
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Given the courts ability to make consistent rulings with the law... it makes it difficult to support most uses of capital punishment.
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Yes and no. Problem with capital punishment is the amount of time that is spent in appeals. Every right and appeal should be granted to the convicted, however 10-20 years to appeal is not the right to speedy process. The internal turmoil comes from how many innocent people are convicted, especially through the worst evidence EVER, eyewitnesses testimony! IMHO...
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I lost a sister to murder while I was still serving. Her Ex-Husband planned her death. He got a life sentence. I personally pushed for death. I believe if you take a life, you forfeit your life.
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Yes both courts should have the same authority.
I think the biggest problem with the death penaly, which I wholeheartedly support, is the implementation. There is little deterant to it because it takes so long to fulfil. Most of the time it is well over 10 years, often closer to 20 before it's carried out. I am all for making sure, but that is ridiculous. That's why it is often said to cost more. There are so many appeals and they are taken one issue at a time. Once one issue goes through all the appeals process, the next is started. I say ALL apeals should be presented within 60 days of the original guilty finding. Take all issues at once to the appallate court. If you lose there, ALL issues, and no new one's go to the state supreme court within 30 days to see if they will hear it. If not the sentence is carried out, if so after they have heard and ruled on the final appeal. Of course last resort is still the govenor's possible parden. That speeds up the process to cut the outragious court and housing and care costs, and is quick enough to be a deterant.
I think the biggest problem with the death penaly, which I wholeheartedly support, is the implementation. There is little deterant to it because it takes so long to fulfil. Most of the time it is well over 10 years, often closer to 20 before it's carried out. I am all for making sure, but that is ridiculous. That's why it is often said to cost more. There are so many appeals and they are taken one issue at a time. Once one issue goes through all the appeals process, the next is started. I say ALL apeals should be presented within 60 days of the original guilty finding. Take all issues at once to the appallate court. If you lose there, ALL issues, and no new one's go to the state supreme court within 30 days to see if they will hear it. If not the sentence is carried out, if so after they have heard and ruled on the final appeal. Of course last resort is still the govenor's possible parden. That speeds up the process to cut the outragious court and housing and care costs, and is quick enough to be a deterant.
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