Sixteen is plenty old enough to have learned that murdering people is bad. And if the crime calls for the death penalty, why not carry it out right away instead of 30+ years later?
I could see maybe a one year window for appeal, then pull the trigger
Capital punishment has its place, but in extreme and highly limited cases.
—We’re once again giving government incredible power.
—We’re once again believing that man, because they create some policy and system, isn’t influenced by fads / trends, money, fame and power. The police, judges and jury are no exception.
Look at Trump and how they are railroading the guy. It’s not even a question what is being done to this man is a mischaracterization of justice. And it’s not just him: https://x.com/TPostMillennial/status/1777705866289914023 The justice system is far from perfect and has political agendas, bias, unprofessional conduct...
For sure (in more recent times):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Bloodsworth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Krone
Possible / questionable:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Todd_Willingham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Nathaniel_Woods
I’m not entirely opposed, but it needs to be applied only in those cases where it is not just beyond reasonable doubt, but 100% for sure, an extremely heinous crime, by someone that has shown a pattern over a long time that they are a danger to society.