AKAIK, Gary Gilmore hasn't murdered any more gas station attendants in the intervening thirty years.....
That being said, in some situations due to the prevalence of liberal pardoning governors,liberal activist judges and the absolute heinousness of some crimes, there is no other way to keep society safe.
It sounded like a nice, festive atmosphere.
Thanks for your concern,Terry,but my healing was complete about 30 seconds after your pal drew his last breath.
I'd rather talk about Artis Gilmore.
Ah yes, mockery usually heals people.
One of the best things you can do after someone loses a loved one is to make fun of the bereaved - and maybe toss in a few jokes about the deceased as well.
Very conciliatory.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
2267 Assuming that the guilty party's identity and responsibility have been fully determined, the traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to the death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor.
If, however, non-lethal means are sufficient to defend and protect people's safety from the aggressor, authority will limit itself to such means, as these are more in keeping with the concrete conditions of the common good and are more in conformity to the dignity of the human person.
Today, in fact, as a consequence of the possibilities which the state has for effectively preventing crime, by rendering one who has committed an offense incapable of doing harm - without definitely taking away from him the possibility of redeeming himself - the cases in which the execution of the offender is an absolute necessity "are very rare, if not practically non-existent."
Why is it these sh*tbirds never worry about 'the healing', or'closure' for the victim's family?
IMO executions should be public. Let the people who would commit crimes see for themselves what can happen to them.
That being said, the executed will commit no more crimes. The incarcerated can escape, get paroled, or just serve out their sentences (which are at times too short) and return to society to commit more crimes, usually more serious crimes.
I believe societies associate penalties with crimes as a way to establish the value of its citizens lives.
All who work for compensation have exchanged some portion of their life in return for that compensation, with which they obtain the necessities of life, and obtain property and possessions according to their ability and want. A society that allows criminals to take life and property and go unpunished demeans the value of that portion of its citizens lives.
When we, as a society, sentence a criminal to two years of incarceration, we are equating his damage to society with two years of a productive citizen's life. Not withstanding the punishment can not in any way restore the loss. The punishment is a value statement, not an exchange.
If I am right, the question is this: Is there anything our society holds valuable enough to be worth an entire life? If so, why should society be further burdened by a member incapable of understanding that?
To me, it is a question of values, and I think there are offenses so grevious that society must say, "This is worth more than your life!"
If we do not stand up for our values, they will be lost.
Our social contract, aka Constitution, GUARENTEES LIFE Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. When Gilmore's pursuit of happiness, robbery, includes taking someone's life, then an eye for an eye is appropriate.
The Simon Sez Syndrome as practiced by these anti death penalty poops ain't popular in polite society!
Huh? Heal what? Is he saying that the ACLU's feelings were hurt 30 years ago when the death penalty was reinstated and that by mocking its return their feelings will heal? Oh, boy, these people are petty!
Why don't they seek comment from the person that received Gilmore's eyes in a transplant some thirty years ago? That would at least at a bit of interest to the story as that person may have a different view of the event...
"It's an important date for us to be mocking"
That statement is an absurd contradiction right on it's face. It's important enough to mock? Oooookay. Also.. why reads the names of the victims.. what is the point to that when protesting the death penalty. These are the people for whom marxism has such warped their minds, they are unable even to see straight.