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Originally Posted by kmchugh  By and large, I'm against it, but not for the traditionally cited reasons. It is a necessarily expensive and time consuming process. In the end, it costs more to put a convict to death than it does to put him in prison for the rest of his life. However, there are special cases which I think do warrant the death penalty. John Walker and Tim McVeigh come immediately to mind. | I'm just interested in the cases you cited. Why so much Walker? If you are referring to the spy ring, Aldrich Ames committed treason on an unprecedented scale in America causing the death of many of our covert operatives; yet was given life in prison.McViegh? his politics aside, all he did was commit murder on a grand scale. I do agree that both of these individuals received what they richly deserved; but what of the others that commit the same crimes that are not sentenced to the death penalty? What is the difference? Media attention and public outcry? Maybe I misunderstood the meaning of your post. If so, I apologize. |