(February 25, 2013 at 12:33 pm)Nobody Wrote: Pedophiles and rapists should be executed in an expedited hearing that gives them no longer than one week of reprieve for appeal of their sentence.
That is a statement made from complete and utter ignorance.
I have had the occasion to know a number of convicted sex offenders. By and large, they are average people who have made some bad choices and done some bad things. THIS DOES NOT MAKE THEM BAD PEOPLE.
Do I condone their actions? Not even remotely. They have done bad things and should be punished accordingly. However, they should no more be generically executed than any other criminal. Belief otherwise is simply sensationalism.
Lets look at a few other crimes:
Drug dealers have a wide ranging effect on our society from healthcare and enforcement costs to broken families, increased crime and destroyed lives.
In the not-to-distant past, homosexuality was a crime. Do you advocate the killing of homosexuals for engaging in homosexual acts?
White collar crime alá Bernie Madoff. He stole MILLIONS and destroyed the lives of numerous people. Should he be executed?
I think you should do some research. Saying a certain class of crimes deserves default execution while completely ignoring the effects of other types of crimes is simply parroting what you are fed by the media.
Get you facts straight before spouting your ignorant, fear-inducing opinions. Better yet, go talk to a few convicted sex offenders. You will find they are no different than you.
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." -Einstein
