Danger41 - Rest in Peace - Updated

[HuggyU2]

2 hours ago, brabus said:

Screw all the judges who just throw them back into the world with zero fucks given.

Yeah, well, people vote for those lenient Superior Court Judges.  And they vote for in support of the Appellate Judges nominated by the governor.  

It's the "will of the people"... at least it is here in the DPRK.  

[brabus]

3 hours ago, HuggyU2 said:

Yeah, well, people vote for those lenient Superior Court Judges.  And they vote for in support of the Appellate Judges nominated by the governor.  

It's the "will of the people"... at least it is here in the DPRK.  

Yep, or in other states it’s just laziness…”oh they’re the incumbent? Sure, why not”

[M2]

Excellent.

“It’s a foregone conclusion that at a minimum, this guy is going to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The only question is how many more years there will be in addition to that there will be, and our office’s goal is to get every single of of them,” 23rd Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler said.

[Lord Ratner]

10 hours ago, brabus said:

DUI/DWI penalties, especially for repeat offenders and first time offenders resulting in severe bodily harm/death, need to be multiple orders of magnitude worse. It is despicable how little punishment DUI offenders receive. Screw all the judges who just throw them back into the world with zero fucks given.

Second offense, permanent loss of license. 

You get to be dumb once. After that it's intentional.

[tac airlifter]

2 hours ago, M2 said:

Excellent.

“It’s a foregone conclusion that at a minimum, this guy is going to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The only question is how many more years there will be in addition to that there will be, and our office’s goal is to get every single of of them,” 23rd Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler said.

From a philosophical standpoint I don't understand life in prison with hundreds of extra years versus the death penalty.  Seems cruel to the offender and unsatisfying for victims. Just kill them.  What am I missing about the utility of this punishment?  

22 minutes ago, Lord Ratner said:

Second offense, permanent loss of license. 

You get to be dumb once. After that it's intentional.

I'd vote for that.  With extra penalties if you hurt someone.  

[M2]

2 hours ago, tac airlifter said:

From a philosophical standpoint I don't understand life in prison with hundreds of extra years versus the death penalty.  Seems cruel to the offender and unsatisfying for victims. Just kill them.  What am I missing about the utility of this punishment?   

Capital punishment is typically reserved for the most heinous crimes, such as premeditated murder or acts of terrorism.

Aggravating factors could include the cruelty of the crime, while mitigating factors might involve the defendant's mental state or lack of prior criminal history.  

Oddly enough, the financial cost of capital punishment is also often higher than life imprisonment due to lengthy trials, appeals and the costs associated with maintaining death row facilities.

Lastly, the irreversible nature of the death penalty raises concerns about executing innocent individuals can influence the decision to opt for life imprisonment instead especially in more liberal areas.  That's not the case in Texas.

By the way, it's a moot discussion.  Colorado abolished capital punishment in 2020 for crimes committed after July 1st of that year...

The nation is almost equally split on the matter...24 states still have capital punishment, 23 do not and three have a moratorium on executions at the moment.