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Regardless of the legality or morality of the death penalty, the process of sitting on death row, waiting to be executed, is incredibly painful. Some now argue that the protracted uncertainty, the rapidly changing execution dates, and the terrible isolation of death row, induces a form of insanity. People lose their minds, they commit suicide, and most importantly, they stop using the legal system to appeal their executions. It's called death row syndrome.

I don't know, it all seems appropriate for someone who callously ended someone else's life to suffer for it.

1 posted on 10/27/2014 12:58:17 PM PDT by Malone LaVeigh
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Any ISIS captive undergoes a similar experience, with less justification and less predictability.


2 posted on 10/27/2014 1:00:02 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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Simple solution is to execute the guilty w/I a 6 month period.


3 posted on 10/27/2014 1:02:23 PM PDT by Pietro
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[ Regardless of the legality or morality of the death penalty, the process of sitting on death row, waiting to be executed, is incredibly painful. Some now argue that the protracted uncertainty, the rapidly changing execution dates, and the terrible isolation of death row, induces a form of insanity. People lose their minds, they commit suicide, and most importantly, they stop using the legal system to appeal their executions. It’s called death row syndrome.

I don’t know, it all seems appropriate for someone who callously ended someone else’s life to suffer for it. ]

It is suffering for these scumbags, i say we end their suffeeing and get on with the execution that much faster...


4 posted on 10/27/2014 1:02:40 PM PDT by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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I know how to solve this problem. Let’s just execute them immediately after sentencing!

Wouldn’t want the poor dears to worry or anything.


5 posted on 10/27/2014 1:02:48 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp (Partus Sequitur Patrem)
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What about the innocent who were falsely convicted?

I say, do away with the death penalty and these human beings wouldn’t get this psychological disorder.


6 posted on 10/27/2014 1:04:26 PM PDT by BarbM (Portuguese Dog Kenyan President)
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Then to end all the “Death Row” turmoil and trauma; you cap things off perfectly with a “botched execution”.

Talk about a Happy Ending, eh?


9 posted on 10/27/2014 1:06:28 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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Pretty scary stuff.

Seems like a good reason not to get caught murdering


10 posted on 10/27/2014 1:07:07 PM PDT by CharleysPride (non chiedere cio che non si puo prendere)
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You can thank liberal judges and the anti-death penalty crowd for inflicting wanton cruelty upon them.

On second thought, they should be executed for putting them through hell.


11 posted on 10/27/2014 1:07:16 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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The concept of consequence can be elusive for a sociopath.


12 posted on 10/27/2014 1:07:53 PM PDT by G Larry (Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
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in Japan; inmates on death row, are never told when they die.

13 posted on 10/27/2014 1:08:26 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (Liberalism to Fabianism to Socialism to Marxism to Totalitarianism.. "the inertia of stupidity" d8-)
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I don't know, it all seems appropriate for someone who callously ended someone else's life to suffer for it.

They rape and murder without batting an eye, but life becomes precious when it's their sorry asses about to be snuffed out. If they don't want to go insane with all the delays, stays, etc, they should wave their appeals and die like men.

14 posted on 10/27/2014 1:11:41 PM PDT by Sans-Culotte (Psalm 14:1 ~ The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”)
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I work with terminal cancer patients and see the same pattern. Those who have led a pure life tend to have no problem facing death.

Those who are afraid of God’s Love fear the death process with a passion.

As long as a person is in the physical body, the soul can learn and grow. Just as the vineyard workers, the reward is the same no matter when you arrive. Thus I am personally against the death penalty as we are taking away the opportunity for redemption and the soul to grow. Growth comes from accepting God’s Love, not from punishment. The worst punishment for a murderer is to make them live with the turmoil in their soul. That’s why solitary is the worst punishment.

Me, I would welcome solitary for a few weeks as that is the best time for communing with our Father.


17 posted on 10/27/2014 1:12:43 PM PDT by tired&retired
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There are other countries who are even more random about executions, such as Japan. While it may create a death row mental condition, you have to ask how the person got to death row and why the condition exists. The reason that the changes in execution date and lack of control are present are because of our legal system which allows for challenges to the death penalty for the most trivial of reasons.

If the choice is between society and the convicted murder's right to review/challenge the death penalty decision and the murder's right to a speedy execution, I opt for the right of society and don't care if the murderer is upset at his unpredictable fate.

18 posted on 10/27/2014 1:13:19 PM PDT by Robert357 (D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
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I have pulled demonic attached spirits from men who have murdered. Should these men be executed for being so weak that they allowed their physical bodies to be taken over?


19 posted on 10/27/2014 1:14:23 PM PDT by tired&retired
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apparently decades


24 posted on 10/27/2014 1:34:39 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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Taxpayers suffer incredible “stress.” How come they’re not given a recognized Disorder?


25 posted on 10/27/2014 1:40:05 PM PDT by 4Liberty (Prejudice and generalizations. That's how Collectivists roll......)
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In California, you’ll never get executed.


26 posted on 10/27/2014 1:45:48 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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Oh, my. Murderers are suffering.


27 posted on 10/27/2014 1:47:09 PM PDT by onedoug
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Yeah. My heart bleeds.


29 posted on 10/27/2014 1:49:16 PM PDT by chesley (Obama -- Muslim or dhimmi? And does it matter?)
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Imagine being told you are going to die in a month. Then it's a few hours. Then another month. You may be set free or you may be killed, and it all depends on events that are completely out of your control.

This sounds a lot like life.

36 posted on 10/27/2014 1:57:46 PM PDT by Nachoman (libertyarmstx.com is now open!)
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