Post by Scumhunter on Mar 15, 2019 6:26:23 GMT -5
California Governor Gavin Newsom has put a moratorium on the state's penalty, which effectively for the time being suspends the death penalty.
We've often discussed on here how even though California has the death penalty- there are death row inmates still in jail after 20-plus years due to appeals and the overall backlog and bureaucracy of the system.
I've stated my personal opinion- I am for having a death penalty but normally AGAINST actually using the death penalty- because of the potential for executing an innocent person. (I still feel there are some cases like Yaser Said where if he's ever finally caught death is the only appropriate punishment for him which is why I don't want to get rid of it entirely).
However, in the state of California- the death penalty has become such a joke there anyway that I feel this suspension is a moot point.
This is why I find it funny so many people are upset over this. No one was getting executed anyway or prisoners were dying while awaiting execution anyway even if there wasn't a moratorium so it made sense to just put a stop for the time being and perhaps even longer.
www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/us/california-death-penalty.html
We've often discussed on here how even though California has the death penalty- there are death row inmates still in jail after 20-plus years due to appeals and the overall backlog and bureaucracy of the system.
I've stated my personal opinion- I am for having a death penalty but normally AGAINST actually using the death penalty- because of the potential for executing an innocent person. (I still feel there are some cases like Yaser Said where if he's ever finally caught death is the only appropriate punishment for him which is why I don't want to get rid of it entirely).
However, in the state of California- the death penalty has become such a joke there anyway that I feel this suspension is a moot point.
This is why I find it funny so many people are upset over this. No one was getting executed anyway or prisoners were dying while awaiting execution anyway even if there wasn't a moratorium so it made sense to just put a stop for the time being and perhaps even longer.
www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/us/california-death-penalty.html
