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Originally Posted by Reba
Another problem with "life" sentences is that very often the killers, rapists, and pedophiles don't really stay in prison for the rest of their lives. They get out and commit more horrible crimes.
Also, the families of the victims are forced to relive their pain at parole hearings, and live in fear that the criminal will be freed and come after them. Why should the innocent victims be forced to continue suffering and fearing? That is NOT justice!
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I agree with you, so consider this a devil's advocate post. I really have mixed feelings about the death penalty. I generally support it, but the ones that are on death row, and are innocent (proven when DNA exonerates them), bothers the heck out of me. I can't ignore that. There are people sitting on death row who didn't do the crime. How does one deal with that?
Also, what about families who must wait YEARS to see the killer executed? That's also excruciating... Wouldn't it be better to send the killer to prison with life, no parole???? In most murder cases
Ah, the whole system needs to be revamped....
As I said, I don't disagree with you at all. But, there's serious flaws in our system, and they need to be fixed. Such as making sure the accused ACTUALLY did the crime and I also think the appeal's process needs to be tweaked. It shouldn't take 20 yrs to execute someone.