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Originally posted by cheebacheeba
Oh yeah, and I think the whole "temporary insanity" thing is just another bullshit loophole for fucking cowards.
-B.
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cheeba for the most part I agree with you however in instances such as temporary insanity, and perfect example would be Francine Hughes *played by Farrah Fawcet in the movie The Burning Bed* This woman was brutalized and though many will say things like "she should know better than to stay there" or "why didnt she just take her kids and run" Unfortunately it is not that easy, this woman truly feared for her life and felt the only way to be free of that fear was to take that bastards life that caused her the torment. Under other circumstances *white picket fence, PTA, loving husband, etc* this woman would most likely have never considered an action such as this. That "temporary insanity" drove her to do those things, and now that that fear is removed she may never commit such a crime again.
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Originally posted by Haunted
Premeditation is also a factor.
The problem now is race. A majority of the inmates on death row are black. It is less likely for a white man to get the death penalty than it is for a black man. So I think that racial fairness should be considered.
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Premeditated murder can also fall under that "temporary insanity" clause. Now if as cheeba said, if the premeditated murder is enacted for personal gain, IE: money, power, the dog in the alley told me to do it, then I say light em up.
As for race..... Crime doesnt have a race, they are on death row because a jury of their peers put them there. Black, White, Yellow, Green....doesnt matter. While I dont agree with murderers getting a "deal" simply because they could afford a better lawyer, or that their family has power etc. Its a factor that we have to endure and hope for the best. I dont truly believe that these juries that sentence a person to death is doing it for the entertainment value of seeing a human life extinguished, its not an easy decision to make and one that I hope I dont have to be a part of ever. But if it means that society is safer by not having this person on this planet any longer then its a decision that MUST be made. Life in prison = MORE tax money taken out of my hard earned money to give a criminal the things that I pay a great deal for each and every month while making an honest living...