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Killer Gary Hilton Fla. Bound
May 2, 2008 | 9:36 AM
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Accused killer Gary Hilton is defending himself in extradition hearing, was the headline I caught this morning.   Meredith  Emerson  wasn't his only victim. Florida is seeking the death penalty in their case against Hilton.

OK, I could save them some bucks, I know me, and 10 other guys would carry out that sentence with no problem. Line him against a wall, my old squirrel gun never misses. I'd not feel any thing pulling the trigger. Same goes for Brian Nicoles, hell line them up together. Their victims hadn't a choice why should they!  Now that being said, I can hear the civil libbers & Anti Death sentence advocates screaming at the top of their lungs. The victims had no chance for "Due Process" nor did their pleas for life get heard, so why should these vermin have the luxury. Our justice system has gotten weak on crime thanks to liberal minded Judges and legal loop holes. It's moved away from rights for the victims and more for the criminal.

Give me one good reason why these persons shouldn't die as horribly as their victims did, and I'll give you a few why they should. Yes, bring back the death penalty, and swifter speedier trials with fewer chances for appeals. Heck make executions public again think of it as a deterrent, Just think of violent crimes stats., they'd drop in a heart beat if criminals knew they'd have less of a chance at getting a life sentence versus the death penalty. Death Row has become nothing more than a warehouse for 20 to 30 years while the long winded appeals process is carried out. I think it's high time we reform our legal system and revamp the sentencing process for violent criminals. Remember it could be you as the next one in some loonies gun sight or with a knife point at your throat. We need to bring back the death penalty on the Federal level and end this reign of terror that grips our nation's public safety. Think of it as a W.M.D. for violent crimes.

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maymae read my blog view my photos
May 2, 2008 | 10:48 AM

Ya know I couldn't agree with you more.
Personally, I am not a victim of a violent crime. But when I see cases of mutiple homicides, child abductions and murders, mass murders. And on.
It's like I heard on TV yesterday, back in the old days you would get death for horse theft and now you get 5 yrs, for child molestation?
What kind of BS is that? And even maybe 15 years for murder.
Yet there are the cases in which the defendant has been proven innocent. So what would you do since he/she has already been executed?
All in all, I do agree with the execution/death penalty within 5-10 years of the punishment given.
Beeyotch
May 2, 2008 | 11:02 AM

If you really think the Death Penalty is a good deterrence against crime than you are sorely mistaken.

A September 2000 New York Times survey found that during the last 20 years, the homicide rate in states with the death penalty has been 48 to 101 percent higher than in states without the death penalty.

FBI data shows that 11 of the 12 states without capital punishment in 2006 had homicide rates below the national average.

The murder rate in non-Death Penalty states has remained consistently lower than the rate in States with the Death Penalty. The threat of execution at some future date is unlikely to enter the minds of those acting under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, those who are in the grip of fear or rage, those who are panicking while committing another crime (such as a robbery), or those who suffer from mental illness or mental retardation and do not fully understand the gravity of their crime.
maymae read my blog view my photos
May 2, 2008 | 11:29 AM

If that stat is true, then it is probably because the perps know that the DP is not enforced as it should be. I mean they are in there 30-40 yrs before the execution even goes through. If it even goes at all!
I do understand the mental illness defense.
But it should be some what realistic. Unlike the twinkie defense, or the defense that men/women that lust for children is a disease.
That is just absurd.
Is it in the mind of the victims that they are going to be killed by some drunk robber when they go to the store or work? Drugs and alcohol is not an excuse for the commision of a crime. Especially if the perp is an habitual user, and is an habitual offender.
Well, let me know how you feel when you have a family member taken from you by a murderer. And he only gets 5 years. And your loved one is in the ground.
trippydude read my blog view my photos
May 2, 2008 | 12:50 PM

In answer to you both true and valid points hats off to your replies but if you add executions made public ,lets say via public t.v. and close circuit shown with limitations exclusively designed to target those whom might be prone to commit a violate crimes in the future,such as juvenile gang member's the deterrent factor would certainly rise. Just showing the execution process might do some good. It's time to stop debating and take action. Murder means end of life for the victims and their families why shouldn't mean the same for the perpetrators of these horrific crimes.
thatlisagirl read my blog view my photos
May 6, 2008 | 10:52 PM

The punishment should fit the crime.
This man malicioulsy, bragadociously described how he murdered Meredith Emerson and he is not yet telling how me murdered the woman in Florida, or the couple up in North Carolina that he is suspected of.

I am with Trippy on this one, I would be willing to pull the trigger and wouldnt give a second thought about it. At least that will save tax payers money and lives of future victims.
Xterrafirma
May 7, 2008 | 12:08 AM

Yeah I'll get right on the New York Times survey.

Once a convicted murderer is eliminated via death penalty I am sure he/she will not murder anyone else. The Death penalty is not a deterrent. The Death penalty is the ultimate punishment. It is that simple.
trippydude read my blog view my photos
May 7, 2008 | 9:15 AM

Ga just but a convicted killer to death last night. my point is this all the legal mumbo jumbo about the constitutionality of lethal injection,it really gripes me, like I said victims of murders don't have the luxury of even a plea of mercy for their lives. You don't think executions made public wouldn't be a deterrent maybe not maybe so. Is it Cruel & unusual punishment? well so is walking into a convenience store and getting shot by a robber.
If enforcing the death penalty means one victim is saved then so be it, My tears are shed for the vic not the perp.
TheirDarkestHour read my blog
May 11, 2008 | 12:22 AM

Why would anyone want to pull the trigger on someone accused of a crime before they have been found guilty? Isn't it your right as an American citizen to be innocent until proven guilty? Why is the American public so worried about spending tax dollars to prove a persons innocence, when tax dollars are squandered and wasted in so many other areas? What do we say to a person who is wrongly accused and executed? What do we say to the families of the executed people who were innocent? If death penalty cases were fair to start with we wouldn't have all the legal mumbo jumbo.This is the problem. The system is broken. I think it's time that judges, police departments, prosecutors, attorneys, investigators,witnesses,etc. be held accountable for their actions. Then we wouldn't have so many people on death row.
TheirDarkestHour read my blog
May 11, 2008 | 12:26 AM

If ending the death penalty means saving one innocent person then so be it!
trippydude read my blog view my photos
May 11, 2008 | 8:29 AM

in the case of Gary Hilton theres undeniable proof that he did kill Meredith Emerson he confessed and he took police to the body.
Dear TDH I was speaking of after due process, The problem I have is the fact that life sentences are nothing more than warehousing criminals, Yes sometimes innocent persons are convicted in major crimes due to inept police work but now with the advent of DNA and facial recognition analyses and other evidence gathering tools, also very good CSI processes those convicted are because of evidence collected are found very much guilty in court. Fallibility in most cases are low.
My stand is with the victims and their rights to closure, yours obvious isn't
TheirDarkestHour read my blog
May 11, 2008 | 11:13 PM

The execution of an offender brings no closure. It creates more victims. DNA and other evidence is a good thing if it is allowed to be presented in court. It doesn't help the accused when the DNA and other evidence is purposely destroyed or covered up. If you do not believe this happens on a regular basis, I don't know what to tell you. You have a right to take your stand as I have a right to take mine. As a person who has devoted the majority of my life to the criminal justice system,a commissioned security officer, a police officer, and married to a police officer for ten years, I think I know what I'm talking about. If you can close your eyes to these facts, OK, I cannot.
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I'm a native Atlantan.Politcally,A Moderate Demo.A humanist Idealist.the causes I champion are homelessness, the elderly, and the Bill of Rights. Opinionated,yep Driven,yep. Married for 26 years,57 years young.,An advid fishing junkie.Anything else you want to know bout me just blog me....

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