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I rekon you and I look at the death penalty differently. IMO, a person sentenced to 15 years for a series of thefts, assaults ect is a candidate for an attempt to be rehabilitated. A person sentenced to life or capitol punishement does not. A death row inmate's attitudes or actions be they positive or negative would have no bearing on his sentence. Most condemned inmates claim jail house conversions. Good for them, I hope their conversions are real, I hope they had a change of heart and feel remorse. Doesnt change the penalty. Murdering a strangers in robberies cant be forgotten.

I gather from your perspective that a persons actions and attitudes AFTER a capitol penalty sentence is given would be an argument for clemency. Many people see it that way, but I take a different position on that.

I gather from your perspective that a persons actions and attitudes AFTER a capitol penalty sentence is given would be an argument for clemency.

Actually, I would see this only as an argument if we were to have to choose for clemency between two convicted murderers. I don't see that this would ever be the case. This guy deserves what he gets, its just a shame that we may lose any positive influence he might have had. Of course, its terrible what he did, if I was a family member of the victims, I would want to kill him myself.

I do have a generalized opposition to the death penalty, but it is based on the fallibility of justice and law, and the inability to "take back" certain punishments, once meted.