Oh, New York, don't fail me now

[spiltvinegar]

So, you thought the death penalty articles were over, did you? Think again. This time in dear old NY.

Comments

[you_cant_seeme]

Blech. Yeah, the death penalty deters murderers. Just like jail time deters all other crimes. Oh...wait...our jails are full beyond their capacity...I guess deterants just don't quite work too well, do they?

[spiltvinegar]

Yea...nope not at all. But it's what people believe. And elected officials spouting off hese "facts" aren't going to change minds, are they?

[mistressfox]

My understand of this is that if you are willing to kill an armed and trained cop you are more dangerous to society as a whole and your crime is more seriously, though most of the time I can't help thinking that you are more dangerous to me if you kill a bystander. That may be cynical, I hate the concept of death penalty

[spiltvinegar]

See, that was something that I have always felt too. Any cop that takes the job knows the risk. I don't understand why that life is more precious than a driveby where a six year old is killed from a stray bullet. Or a father of four is killed in a robbery. But we think a cop's life is more important than an innocent person.

Point is, I am right there with your line of thought.