November 9, 200916 yr An excellent package in today's Courier-Journal makes a pretty good case that it is, noting there are several cons on Ky's death row who have been there more than two decades -- one man as long as 29 years. Kentucky's troubled death-penalty system lets cases languish for decades
November 9, 200916 yr Author For the record, I'm not necessarily an advocate of abandoning the death penalty, but I have long contended that it is in dire need of major reform to the process. This article seems to suggest that reform would do no good; abandonment is the only way. I don't agree with that.
November 9, 200916 yr Author On another note, if you've ever wanted a good reason why it would be a shame to let newspapers go by the wayside, this piece and other investigative pieces like it display why newspapers are vital to our society. Other excellent ones that stand out in my mind in recent years are: Courier-Journal Series on on-track equine deaths Cases languishing in court, or thrown out, because LMPD officers couldn't/didn't make it to court Herald-Leader Pieces on the haphazard spending by the Kentucky Assoc. of Counties and League of Cities Series on the prescription pill problem in Appalachia You just don't get this kind of depth of research and reporting from a one-minute TV news piece that you do from newspapers. Stuff like this is what holds government officials' feet to the fire.
November 9, 200916 yr Had a class in college entitled The Death Penalty really made me do some soul searching. I still agree with the death penalty as a concept, but the way it's carried out in the US, not worth it, just send them to life if they're going to spend 30 years in prison regardless.
November 9, 200916 yr Author Killer's appeals drag on 29 years The companion piece to the article I mentioned in the first post is pretty eye-opening. This guy has apparently outlived three of the judges who handled his case, as well as a Commonwealth's Attorney and a Ky Supreme Court justice who have worked on it. The death penalty is great in principle, but it seems it doesn't get carried out quickly enough, if ever.
November 9, 200916 yr If I were elected governor, the first thing I would do is sign the death warrants on every person assigned to death row. Get the process rolling. If they have appeals left, start appealing. If they don't, start mixing the cocktail. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way.
November 9, 200916 yr Author If I were elected governor, the first thing I would do is sign the death warrants on every person assigned to death row. Get the process rolling. If they have appeals left, start appealing. If they don't, start mixing the cocktail. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. Yup, that's part of the problem. The Gov. doesn't have the money in the budget to do just what you propose.
November 9, 200916 yr If I were elected governor, the first thing I would do is sign the death warrants on every person assigned to death row. Get the process rolling. If they have appeals left, start appealing. If they don't, start mixing the cocktail. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. Yup, that's part of the problem. The Gov. doesn't have the money in the budget to do just what you propose. A lot of people don't realize that you get an AUTOMATIC APPEAL!!!!!! There are people that don't want this but still get it.:ohbrother:
November 9, 200916 yr Good. Sign the warrants and get the ball rolling. Nothing says appeals have to last as long as they do.
November 9, 200916 yr Good piece, lots of valid points. KY currently has 36 inmates on Death Row. You probably recognize several of their names, their victim's names, or remember the cases. Here is a list, complete with pictures and a description of their crimes. http://www.corrections.ky.gov/inmateinfo/deathrow.htm
November 9, 200916 yr They should just line up all 36 of these worthless people up and kill them and get it over with. After reading the descriptions of what they did, I would not mind to see all of them shot once in the head back-to-back-to-back-to-back.
November 9, 200916 yr As I get older and think about the ridiculous flaws in the legal process, or attorneys deliberately withholding evidence that would exonerate someone so they can win the case I am more inclined to switch to life in prison with no chance of parole. Although for the most heinous of acts I would be willing to go for a life of solitary confinement.
November 9, 200916 yr With a 20 count box of 30-06 shells you could trim that list considerable for about $30. A $5 piece of rope would take care of the whole list. Dead is dead. One may hurt just a little more but the end result is the same. And does it really matter how you go if you are dead. It's not like it will hurt for long. I have always been a proponent of bring back public hangings.
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