Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's been really interesting for me to watch my Facebook feed over the last few days. I grew up in Aurora and the sense of violation is really strong. Some People who were previously against the death penalty are frustrated and disappointed.
that's not good enough reason to impose the death penalty, though.
I am firmly against the death penalty in all cases. My point was that some people waiver when it's close to home.
Anonymous wrote:We teach our children natural consequences. I think a natural consequence of taking a life is forfeiting yours. However I agree with others here, Holmes is mentally ill. Lock him up for life, treat his illness.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Mental health services available to everyone would be great, but this guy was already getting those services.
I have serious issues with the death penalty and think it should be barred from being used for people who mentally ill, mentally retarded and children. I think the Supreme Court has already ruled on the latter two.
He was getting services. And he was telling people for years about how he wanted to kill people. His one psychologist said he'd been obsessed with killing people for over a decade.
But he was allowed to buy guns and other weapons legally from stores. You can't pilot a plane if you are taking anti-depression meds, but you can buy a gun even if you've let everyone know you want to kill people.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'd worry that Holmes won't survive very long in prison. They'll be a bounty on his head. Just stating the facts and how prison justice works since there's a hierarchy of evil even among criminals.
He is going to supermax, no one will get near him.
Hahaha! Jeffery Dahmer thought the same thing.
PS, we don't say "supermax" anymore.
Anonymous wrote:
PS, we don't say "supermax" anymore.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's been really interesting for me to watch my Facebook feed over the last few days. I grew up in Aurora and the sense of violation is really strong. Some People who were previously against the death penalty are frustrated and disappointed.
that's not good enough reason to impose the death penalty, though.
Anonymous wrote:Mental health services available to everyone would be great, but this guy was already getting those services.
I have serious issues with the death penalty and think it should be barred from being used for people who mentally ill, mentally retarded and children. I think the Supreme Court has already ruled on the latter two.
Anonymous wrote:It's been really interesting for me to watch my Facebook feed over the last few days. I grew up in Aurora and the sense of violation is really strong. Some People who were previously against the death penalty are frustrated and disappointed.
Anonymous wrote:Not much difference, really. Both are mentally ill.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'd worry that Holmes won't survive very long in prison. They'll be a bounty on his head. Just stating the facts and how prison justice works since there's a hierarchy of evil even among criminals.
He is going to supermax, no one will get near him.
Anonymous wrote:OP, here. I do not feel terrible for his parents.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Death sentence due to mental illness won't sit well with me either.
+1000. Sentencing a schizophrenic man to death is barbaric. In fact, the death penalty is barbaric. Our prison system has to be overhauled. Solitary confinement is terrible. Minimum drug sentences are terrible. Trying children as adults is barbaric. Horrible.
If you don't believe in the death penalty you should really mention that during jury selection.
Doesn't that guarantee a jury that is pro-death penalty, thus defeating the whole purpose of a jury of peers?