In Texas US: Should teenage murderer 'Napoleon Beazley' be executed?

[mekannik]

In a society where crime is epidemic and prisons are overflowing, state executions serve a two-fold purpose. First - execution eliminates the cost on society of keeping a convict locked up, fed, supervised, and cared for (medically, etc). Second - execution eliminates the predator. In cases such as this - where there is a wealth of evidence and/or witnesses - execution meets out the same end that one human being willingly forced upon another.

AND before anyone starts crying a river over "who are we to judge" or "how can you not value life". To you I say - welcome to the USA - you can say what you want and so can I. But we all play according to the same rules - so be careful which ones you decide to break.

 

[Xalthus]

BS U.S has a barbaric system. Dont they cut hands off for stealing in other countries?

 

[Julez]

I'm glad you mentioned that.

The only other countries that have capital punishment in the world are nations such as Iraq, Iran and a (very) few African and Asian countries - along with female circumsision and a whole load of other horrible shit...

Now surely you can't compare the US with these places?

Saying that, having lived in Saudi Arabia for a while in the 80's I can tell you that the crime rate is virtually non existant compared to here (and no doubt the US).......

 

[TxCollegeguy]

Well he's been given a stay of execution. I'm thinking it will only be for 30days but who knows

 

[Julez]

So, is he dead now or what?

 

[TxCollegeguy]

no he's alive for now...IN Texas a stay usually gives the inmate 30 days for apeals or a review by the Gov, Parol board, or the Pres.

 

[bouncer]

Here in Ireland during our recent referendum on capital punishment the US judical system was help up as something of a joke.
Of course this thread will generate the usual blood thirsty gang howling for blood, but having just watched a short documentery on the case I can't believe the US can go ahead with this execution.
Btw the result of our referendum was an over whelming rejection of the death penalty.
Regards
Bouncer

 

[May1010]

1. No more Micks should be allowed to voice their opinions regarding our states' policies. (This means you "Bouncer.")

2. I'm pro-death penalty. That said, we treat those under 18 as not having reached the age of majority. Why? because they're immature. Hence, we should NOT hand down a death sentence to someone who was not mature at the time of the crime. I do think that a 25 year to life sentence is appropriate.

3. Be sure and make it to Denver for the muscle man gay orgy on 8/24. Contact Big Buck and MP5 for details.

 

[TxCollegeguy]

In Texas it's a Capital offense and has the possiblity of the death penalty if you kill someone while comitting a crime....In this case he was trying to car jack the man, and from what the news reported it was an execution style murder

I can't confirm that but believe that the fact he killed someone during a car jacking is the same as killing someone other then Self defense...

 

[CONTRACTION]

That's one cold kid...damn.