Would you want to be there?

[HHSDad]

The thread about Marco Chapman got me thinking. I know that Carolyn Marksberry is going to be at Chapman's execution today. She is the mother whos two children were stabbed to death by Chapman and herself left for dead.

 

So my questions is, if you were in a similar situation as Marksberry, would you want to see the execution carried out? Would it bring any closure or peace to you? Would you have any last words to share with him?

 

I don't want this to turn into a capital punishment argument. I'm asking the question primarily because I'm not sure what I would do in such a situation.

[Neers 44]

I'm not real sure, I'm leaning towards not being there, depending on where you are in the grieving process I guess.

[Rebel]

How does Kentucky do the death penalty? Lethal Injection, Electric Chair, or Gas ?

[MBWC41]

I would want to be there and yes I'd have some finals words for him that I cannot share here on BGP.

 

As twisted as it sounds, seeing someone that caused me that much pain die would bring some closure. If I were allowed, I'd want to pull the lever or be the person to do the injection.

 

Of course this is all hypothetical. I can't truly say what I would feel until I were in her position.

[spindoc]

I don't know how I could objectively answer this one. I can't even imagine being in that position.

[HHSDad]

Of course this is all hypothetical. I can't truly say what I would feel until I were in her position.

That's a point I should have made. How we feel now vs. how we would feel were we to actually be in that situation could be miles apart.

[tenaciousD]

I don't think I could be there... but that's just me. Such a difficult question to answer.

[TheDeuce]

Im with MBWC...I'd want to flip the switch myself.

[Jim Schue]

Im with MBWC...I'd want to flip the switch myself.

 

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[woodsrider]

Yes, I would want to be there, I would want to flip the switch, and the only words I would have for the person would be "I hope this hurts alot".

[Jim Schue]

Yes, I would want to be there, I would want to flip the switch, and the only words I would have for the person would be "I hope this hurts alot".

 

That, or a quote from the late, great Robin Harris:

 

"Gotta Go! Gotta Go!!"

[ColonelCrazy]

Im with MBWC...I'd want to flip the switch myself.

 

The execution is by legal injection.

 

Would you like to actually inject him? That'd be much different than simply flipping a switch...

[TheDeuce]

The execution is by legal injection.

 

Would you like to actually inject him? That'd be much different than simply flipping a switch...

 

Sure, why not. He stabbed me 15 times and I lived, I'll "stab" him once and he wont...

[MBWC41]

Sure, why not. He stabbed me 15 times and I lived, I'll "stab" him once and he wont...

 

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[SvFan4life]

I would want to be there...Sometimes the victim will ask the criminal why he or she did it, or sometimes the criminal will make some sort of statement. If I was ever in that situation I would want to be there and see it for myself.