Execution time in Tennessee?

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VolunteerHillbilly

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Once again, inmate Workman approaches the zero hour. Interesting to see if this one goes through. I am generally opposed to the death penalty in principle, yet I find myself unable to lend my energies to support the individuals who land on death row. In other words: I wish my home state was not in the business of killing people but I think the world will be a better place if none of us are sharing air with Mr. Workman tomorrow.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
In other words: I wish my home state was not in the business of killing people but I think the world will be a better place if none of us are sharing air with Mr. Workman tomorrow.
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I've fortunately never been in a situation where someone killed or severly harmed a love one, and I can imagine your natural instinct would be to seek the worst punishment for that person - not to make you feel better, but b/c you think the victim deserves for the perpetrator to get it.

On principle, however, I think killing people, regardless of the crimes they've committed, just brings us lower than we were before and doesn't make us any safer or better.

And there's always the possibility that we could be wrong, or impartial, like in the case of Darryl Hunt.

The Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom and Justice
 
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One of many, we looked at many cases similar to his in college.

More often than not, the truly sad ones are those who are wrongly accused of rape.
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
One of many, we looked at many cases similar to his in college.

More often than not, the truly sad ones are those who are wrongly accused of rape.
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we just had a guy here freed after 16 years after DNA exonerated him and found a guy already in the clink for multiple rape/murders as the culprit.
 
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Thats what got me about the Duke Political "Appease the Minority Electorate in order to get re-elected"....When he said "20 Years ago we didn't need DNA to convict, we don't need it to convict now" or something to that extent
 
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JTrainDavis said:
Thats what got me about the Duke Political "Appease the Minority Electorate in order to get re-elected"....When he said "20 Years ago we didn't need DNA to convict, we don't need it to convict now" or something to that extent
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JTrain - I think you and I probably have very different social views, but I think we might agree 100% on this topic.

I live about a half-mile from the former lacrosse house here in Durham. Lots of people rushed to judgment on that one, b/c the goal was always to convict, not to find the truth. Same with Darryl Hunt. The DA wanted to convict someone, and the victim's mother wanted revenge, regardless of who it was. We have to be smarter than that. It shouldn't be a political issue. It should be an issue of justice for those involved. And when the press is involved, it's usually bad for everyone.
 
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A % of the people on death row prefer execution to living the rest of their life in jail. I think I would feel the same way if I was in their shoes.

Putting someone to death, in some respects is more humane then asking them to live in a room little bigger then a closet the rest of their lives with very little human contact.
 
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oklavol said:
A % of the people on death row prefer execution to living the rest of their life in jail. I think I would feel the same way if I was in their shoes.
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That's interesting. What % is it? And where is that number coming from?
 
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oklavol said:
A % of the people on death row prefer execution to living the rest of their life in jail. I think I would feel the same way if I was in their shoes.

Putting someone to death, in some respects is more humane then asking them to live in a room little bigger then a closet the rest of their lives with very little human contact.
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Some thing struck me as odd...............

I understand the argument to a point, but don't you have to worry about the mental health of a person who would rather die?

:question:
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
Some thing struck me as odd...............

I understand the argument to a point, but don't you have to worry about the mental health of a person who would rather die?

:question:
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I doubt the % who prefer death is that high, but I could be wrong.

It seems to me we should actually give "death row" inmates a life, and try to find a way for them to contribute to society. They have sacrificed their freedoms by taking away others', but that doesn't mean we waste another life. Why not put them to work in an area that needs it? They have skills - everyone does.

Sounds idealistic, maybe. But I think it's better than the death penalty.
 
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wbarron said:
I doubt the % who prefer death is that high, but I could be wrong.

It seems to me we should actually give "death row" inmates a life, and try to find a way for them to contribute to society. They have sacrificed their freedoms by taking away others', but that doesn't mean we waste another life. Why not put them to work in an area that needs it? They have skills - everyone does.

Sounds idealistic, maybe. But I think it's better than the death penalty.
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Is your name Gary Potter?

You sound just like one of my college professors.
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
Is your name Gary Potter?

You sound just like one of my college professors.
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No. But don't you think he started hating life once the first Harry Potter book hit the stands? How much grief has he taken from his students?
 
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