[pollwatcher]

Maybe MD can manage some terrorist or civil rights law. Or, we can just let Virginia do the honors.

[KQQL]

KKT doesn't belief death Penalty !

[fooman]

Oh,I'd love to see it become an issue in MD and wathc KKT go down in flames.

[citizenK]

I agree, let VA take care of the trial and execution. Personally, I have no problem with killing the 17 year old either (in case that's an issue for any bleeding hearts out there).

[The Red Zone]

Some of this is from qualms about certainty of proof in historical capital cases. Most murderers don't do it with an audience (at least one that stays alive).

Virginia, IIRC, has drastically curtailed appeals on capital cases. So this sniper might get the needle as soon as 3 years from now.

[leadpenny]

Agree. Send 'em on down to Manassas.
Ebert'll take care of 'em. Come to think of it, the Feds didn't waste too much time with McVeigh either.

Either way, kkt will look her usual stupid self.

[lmr]

These cold-blooded b*tch*s will get the death penalty one way or the other. I believe this for the elder of the 2, The younger may only get a multiple life sentence.

[Mark17]

Cold blooded, calculated, serial murder and terrorism gets you a lifetime of 3 hots, cablevision, and weight-room privileges.

Unfortunately, that is not correct. Prison inmates get a whole lot more privileges than that.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I say let 'em fry in Virginia!!!!!!!!!

[henbane]

Looks like this guy has stepped in deep doo-doo with his lame-brained moratorium.

This close to election-time, he's in a no-win situation. He will most likely not lift it, and give the Demwits a huge black-eye across the country--or lift it, and enrage the Dem's liberal base nation-wide.

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Maryland's governor issues death penalty moratorium

Maryland Gov. Glendening said he will not lift the moratorium on the death penalty until the state legislature reviews a study.

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ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (CNN) -- Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening imposed a moratorium on executions Thursday until the state finishes a study on whether there is racial bias in the use of the death penalty.

Glendening, a Democrat, said he envisions the stay remaining in place "until the study is reviewed and acted upon by the legislature, which I expect to take about one year."

Glendening stopped the execution of Wesley Eugene Baker, who was scheduled to die by lethal injection some time next week, and said he would stay any other executions that come before him. Baker was convicted of a 1991 murder.

Nine of the 13 people on death row in Maryland are African-American, including Baker. During his tenure, Glendening allowed the state to go forward with two executions, but he commuted a third. The Baker case was the fourth such case to come before him.

[Deb]

Did anyone see the Rumsfeld press briefing today? They are going to try to put the military on trial. You watch.

Reporters were trying to get Rummy on the defensive about this and one even asked if he thought Mohammed gave the military a black eye. Incredible!

[vnix]

I guess his concern for social security benefits has been set at ease.

[chance33_98]

What about federal charges though and related death penalty? Wondering if the feds can rack em up on something (like killing FBI employee)

[A CA Guy]

Maybe in prison he can learn to play football with the nmates as a wide reciever as well then!

They will take care of him in prison.

[Caipirabob]

Actually I'm full of respect and admiration for the authorities and their restraint in not having already imposed the death penalty. Kudos to their effort.

However now the scabs will be turned over to the liberal court system that Tom Daschle has prevented Bush from assigning more competant judges to. That after having delayed their capture by preventing the foundation of a homeland security group.

"Good work, Tommy!"

[goldstategop]

It makes sense a liberal jurisdiction wouldn't want to put killers from the Religion Of Peace to death. A place like Maryland that believes in the religion of gun control is not a place that is likely to believe murderers deserve to be punished with being executed either. If we want the death penalty for the bastards they have to be tried in Virginia. Federal jurisdiction is a goner on account of liberal judges having invalidated the federal death penalty as a great human rights abuse. Doesn't anyone wonder why John Mohammed and his accomplice Malvo struck as often as they did? They figured with the way things are in this country today, the worse they can expect for their crimes is a slap on the wrist.

[tm22721]

Where's Jack Ruby when you need him ?

BUMP

[OKSooner]

Moot point.

Somehow I think this guy is gonna be extradited to cellblock "A" at the Alabama Maximum Security State Pen, at which time we'll have to set an over/under on his life expectancy.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

They shot a little black kid; even if they are sent to life in prison, they will last a short time.

[white trash redneck]

Maybe MD can manage some terrorist or civil rights law. Or, we can just let Virginia do the honors.

And I just read elsewhere on FR that AL will press capital murder charges on M&M. Doesn't matter one iota to me where they ride the needle. Just as long as they ride it someplace.