[citybutch]

I am vehemently against the death penalty. I don't feel as though it is a practice that reflects a mature,intellectually aware, and Democratic society. That being said, I am not a victim of violent crime... where someone I love has been tortured and brutalized and ultimately killed (which is the only scenario I can imagine the death penalty being at all warranted). However, I still think it is a brutal practice and shows little ability on societies part to rise above to a greater standard of conduct. It is ok for me to pay tax dollars to maintain someone in prison for the rest of their natural lives and suffer the consequences of the conditions there if they are indeed guilty. It is a complicated situation when a society is trying to find a solution to guilt.

I am aware this case is going on... but I have no knowledge of the details so I cannot really express an opinion on it... except to say I think the Death Penalty needs to go away....