Posted on May 16, 2014
Do you think someone who is convicted of murdering a military SM should automatically receive the death penalty?
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As I am sure a lot of you know, the remains of a FT. Bragg soldier who went missing 2 years ago have been found. The man charged with her murder is a previous sex offender. This got me thinking, should someone convicted of murdering a military SM automatically receive the death penalty as punishment for their crime? What is the person convicted is another military SM?
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I'm completely against special classes of citizens and mandatory sentences . A life is a life. A cop, soldier, or fireman's life is no more important than the lives of my wife and kids. A murder is a murder.
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Spot on. I enjoy being a Soldier, but I don't think we should be treated as a "special" protected class of citizen. As it is I get irritated when service members complain they don't get a discount at a certain business, or an upgrade on a flight. While I certainly appreciate and would take the generosity of those that do offer it, I don't see it as something that is owed to us.
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We should definitely be wary of creating special categories of people based on occupation, and tying those categories to specific punishments. Punishment should be based on the severity of the crime and the culpability of the perpetrator.
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The way I see it, no, not automatically.
(1) Let us first go on the assumption you are talking about today's laws and the death penalty is in place in all 50 states as well as in the military.
(2) The thing about the death penalty is that you cannot take it back. In today's world, we have a thing called DNA evidence. This really helps to seal the verdict. If the DNA along with other evidence proves beyond any doubt that the person is guilty, then they should be convicted.
(3) Statistics show that half of all murders are committed by repeat offenders, either in prison or after their release. That means that if they had been put to death the first time, there would be a dramatic drop in the murder rate.
(4) Laws apply across the board and not just to service members. In an effort not to sound like a hypocrite, labels should be applied to certain types of crimes to describe it severity, but not the military.
Therefore, if it can be proven without a doubt, yes, the death penalty should be invoked, but not just automatically.
I also have personal feeling that certain types of other crimes such as rape or horrendous crimes against children should also receive the death penalty. I also feel that if a sex offender is a repeat offender they too should be put to death (I am talking about a sex crime against another person and not some mental job that likes to play with himself in public).
Let me add as SPC Darin Taylor was saying...the people convicted of murder and receive the death pentalty should be executed promptly not 10 years later or commuted to life without parole. I do believe in justice so I would allow a maximum of 2 years to prove the verdict needs to be reversed or they die.
(1) Let us first go on the assumption you are talking about today's laws and the death penalty is in place in all 50 states as well as in the military.
(2) The thing about the death penalty is that you cannot take it back. In today's world, we have a thing called DNA evidence. This really helps to seal the verdict. If the DNA along with other evidence proves beyond any doubt that the person is guilty, then they should be convicted.
(3) Statistics show that half of all murders are committed by repeat offenders, either in prison or after their release. That means that if they had been put to death the first time, there would be a dramatic drop in the murder rate.
(4) Laws apply across the board and not just to service members. In an effort not to sound like a hypocrite, labels should be applied to certain types of crimes to describe it severity, but not the military.
Therefore, if it can be proven without a doubt, yes, the death penalty should be invoked, but not just automatically.
I also have personal feeling that certain types of other crimes such as rape or horrendous crimes against children should also receive the death penalty. I also feel that if a sex offender is a repeat offender they too should be put to death (I am talking about a sex crime against another person and not some mental job that likes to play with himself in public).
Let me add as SPC Darin Taylor was saying...the people convicted of murder and receive the death pentalty should be executed promptly not 10 years later or commuted to life without parole. I do believe in justice so I would allow a maximum of 2 years to prove the verdict needs to be reversed or they die.
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