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I went through a serial killer interest phase and read quite a few books, several on Henry. Also watched a few movies. He is one of the reason why I’m a big death penalty proponent now. —how many did he kill??? —he had no merit at all, ignorant, ugly, man whore, drunk, liar, pervert, involved in incest, matricide, child killer on and on —he was bisexual. His lover was Otis Toole also a serial killer —Otis Toole is one of the prime suspects in the kidnapping and murder of the Walsh boy (of Matt Walsh fame, Cops show) Personally i would have all murderers, serial rapist, child molesters, career criminals executed. As I get older I see death come to so many good people I ask why we suffer the evil to live.

Lucas was one of the first ones that I remember the media “experts” claiming that it wasn’t all his fault, he was molested as a child ...

I am sure that media creations happened before him, but that really got to me.

I also think that he got airtime before the McMartin preschool case, and I wondered then if the media was just trying to gin up a replacement for Lucas and Simpson.

May try to do a timeline if I have a moment today.

“As I get older I see death come to so many good people I ask why we suffer the evil to live.”
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Good post, and you are correct. God’s law (from the Bible) says murderers must be stoned to death. We should still use stoning, since murder harms the entire area/town, the population should exact justice by direct involvement.

Personally i would have all murderers, serial rapist, child molesters, career criminals executed.

I fully support the death penalty for serial or mass murderers, for serial rapists and child molesters who murder their victims, and for anyone who kills in order to escape arrest or prison; however, I do not support the death penalty for serial rapists or child molesters who do not kill their victims. Personally, I would be fine with shooting them all, but there needs to be some punishment distinction between those how kill and those who do not to discourage serial rapists/molesters from killing their victims.

For example, consider the Elizabeth Smart rapist. When she was 14, she was kidnapped from her home during the middle of the night and kept prisoner for months, during which time she was chained in the woods and raped daily. At one point her rapist decided to add to his harem and attempted, but failed, to kidnap a second child victim. After she was found, he was tried and sentenced to two life terms in federal prison. He was not eligible for the federal death penalty, because he did not kill his victim.

Suppose he was given the death penalty. Child Rapist #2 then kidnaps a child to rape. After temporarily satisfying his urges, he realizes that if he is ever caught, he will get the death penalty. However, he can greatly reduce his chances of ever getting caught or of being convicted if he is caught by killing his victim and disposing of her body. So, he murders his victim and disposes of her body. Then, when the urge arises again, he kidnaps another child to rape and murder, repeating the cycle whenever the urge arises. I have basically described the Kara Robinson rapist. What additional penalty can we give Child Rapist #2 to discourage him from killing his victims?

Unless and until we bring back drawing and quartering or burning at the stake, then the death penalty needs to be reserved for murderers.