RevDisk
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There are several people in prison who shouldn't be. Everybody that shoots at police during the comission of a crime should die on the spot. No hostage negotiations or touchy feely give up and we won't hurt you.
Ah, like a gunnie reaching for his gun (resisting arrest) because the cops broke in the wrong door? (Mrs Weaver and Horiuchi; Ken Ballew and Lou Ciamillo) I'm just playing Devil's Advocate.
There always needs to be room for negotiation, or things get ugly. Not saying 'hostage negotiation' is always required, or that it should be. Removing it from the equation however will only end up with more bodies. "If you give up, we won't kill you and we'll see you get a fair trial" tends to end better than "We don't care, yer dead."
Sorry, guess I'm being a bleed-heart liberal or something, but I believe killing should be a last resort type of thing. Especially when it's the government doing the shooting at civilians.
Extreme cases deserve death. I mean, absolute DNA and physical PROOF of guilt of first-degree murder. Even then, death should be reserved only for cases of extreme brutality/no remorse on killer's behalf, etc. No circumstantial evidence death sentences whatsoever.
Heh. Personally, I think the Enron CEO deserved the death penalty. Intentionally messing around with the power grid for profit, tax fraud, intentionally destroying the pension plan of thousands of employees. Lining him up against the wall after a fair trial would have definitely sent a message.
I support the death penalty, but I really don't trust the court system with it. I trust folks with CCW to end the problem on the spot. I don't really trust the court system with handing down death sentences, as it's bungled many capital cases.
Sounds like you need to grow up mentally (possibly physically too).
Personally, I think it's a good thing our resident martial marsupial is questioning what he is told instead of just accepting it without thought. In my opinion, it does show a good bit of mental maturity.
I also happen to believe in second chances. (I'm not so much a fan of third, fourth, etc chances.) Locking a guy away for 55 years because he was carrying a gun and a small quantity of weed seems ... excessive for a first time non-violent offender.