One thing I appreciate about my old stomping grounds is that people out in the midwest have little tolerance for such barbarous acts.
The same type of death she dished out,,
My conscience is torn about the death penalty, too. However, I do agree with the jury’s decision in this case. Such a wicked woman.
I have none. If a murderer, or say a child rapist is put to death there is a 0% statistical chance of recidivism
Not only do “dead people tell no tales”, they don’t commit crimes either.
I used to have a problem with the death penalty. I don’t anymore. I no longer am confused about whether the criminal cared about imposing the death penalty on their unsuspecting victim.
When people are murdered, people forget about the person that was murdered and whether that person wanted the death penalty.
That said, they have to be careful that their is no question that the person sentenced to death actually committed the crime.
If they can present evidence like DNA, they should be given the chance to do so.
This woman deserves the punishment. She will be alive far longer than her victim.
The older I get, the more mixed feelings I have about it too. The functional, rational side of me has no problems with it. But I always try to match up what I think and believe with scripture and I’ve never been absolutely sure that it is consistent with scripture. But it may be, it’s just that I’m not sure. Someday, I really need to study scripture with just that question in mind.
What she did is wicked beyond belief.
This is subhuman. It should be sent to a middle eastern country where they have many methods of delivering the death penalty.
Unborn children are innocently executed. Murderers who kill innocent people deserve to be put to death so they cannot kill again and so that society can extract justice in the name of their dead victims!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Has anyone read about the details of the crime scene? It was gruesome. The death penalty was made for people like Lisa Montgomery.
I’m sure some idiot judge will overturn the verdict. If that psycho woman in Texas who drowned her 5 kids didn’t get the death penalty, why would we expect it to stick for this nutjob?
Almost 20,000 people were murdered and 1.3 million people violently assaulted in the US in 2006.
80% of these crimes were committed by repeat offenders, criminals who had been previously convicted of violent crimes.
There were only 53 criminals executed in that same time.
Every time a violent criminal is put to death, it saves the lives of 18 people on average.
Between 1967 and 1977 there were no violent criminals put to death and the homicide rate doubled.
Something to consider.
Karma baby, what goes around,,,comes around.
I remember when this story came out. I don’t think she’ll actually be executed though. While Missouri is not a weak-kneed anti-DP state, you know the media will give the perp full-scale sympathy treatment if an execution date actually comes up. If it’s a Dem in the Governor’s Mansion, there’s no way he won’t commute the sentence to “life”.
Seems to me it was the right decision.
Her ex-husband wanted me to write the book on the case. I thought about it but hey, they live in Kansas.
Lisa's daughters are great kids, and they regularly send me invites to their myspace pages and updates on their lives.
This death penalty gives me pause because of my relationship with her daughters. But if ever a crime deserved the death penalty it's this one. Her daughters were so worried about their mother getting the death penalty.
Below is a link to my most recent true crime post...at the very end is a list of all the Blog posts I'd main regarding this crime. My Blog is getting big hits and has been all week...today it's about to burn out.
Fast track her. What about compassion does this woman deserve? She chose to perpetrate a horrid evil; let her meet her Maker.
If a person is convicted of a capital crime, the sentence would be immediately passed by the family of the victim in the Roman fashion, thumbs up - or down.
If the family (or surviving relatives) do not wish to inflict the death penalty, the perp goes to the slammer for the rest of their natural life - no possible parole. In the joint, the prisoner would work 10 hours a day, six days a week in an occupation that would pay for their incarceration. They would receive three hots and a cot - no more - or less. There would be no TV's, weight-rooms, no phone calls, computer, jailhouse college educations and, of course, no hangin' with the homies. Medical care would be adequate, but no measures would be taken to stop or cure a natural disease ending in death.
If the family opts for the death penalty, then one of their number would be selected by themselves as their sole representative. At the appointed day - preferably in hours of the sentencing - the family’s representative would pull the switch, trip the lever or push the syringe plunger and the perp would die.
In this way the killer must face retribution from the hands of his victim's family and his life is in their hands. The victim is sure to be avenged, the family has an outlet for rage and revenge, the perp is powerless to prevent being punished with the same finality he/she inflicted, society is completely protected from another slimebag on the loose, genuine justice is upheld and served and, finally, social respect for the law is increased. The best part of it is that is shouldn’t cost the state much in either outcome and the state is denied the right to kill any of its citizenry no matter how loathsome they may be. I hope this idea becomes more widespread. To my thinking, it is an ideal solution - simple, effective and just.
Of course, with no percentage for taxing, spending or usurping power, this is most unpopular with government types I have discussed it with...