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Adam Lanza Would Not Have Received Death Penalty in Connecticut
Breitbart´s Big Government, by Dr. Susan Berry
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Posted By:Dreadnought, 12/17/2012 7:47:31 AM
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| Though Adam Lanza may have committed one of the most heinous crimes in history, had he survived his rampage and been convicted in court, he would not have been sentenced to death. In April of 2012, Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) and the Democrat-led Connecticut legislature repealed the death penalty on a party-line vote. The law replaced capital punishment with life in prison, without the possibility of parole. A Quinnipiac poll released on April 25th, indicated that, while Connecticut voters supported the death penalty in general, 62% - 30%, they were evenly divided
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
youngtexan, 12/17/2012 8:15:42 AM (No. 9070429)
Doesn´t matter. The fact is that they´ve decided not to pass that bill to keep crazed murderers like Adam Lanza off the streets. Someone like Hannity needs to bring that up when talking to the CT lawmakers.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
MOBeef4u, 12/17/2012 8:20:04 AM (No. 9070437)
It´s my understanding that sociopaths are very adept at gaming the system, producing whatever behavior gets them what they want. That would include early release for "good behavior".
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VinGoombatz, 12/17/2012 8:29:21 AM (No. 9070455)
And he could have married another guy in Connecticut. It´s called progressivism... nurturing murderers and celebrating sodomy. The liberals have it all figured out... (for the first time in history, they imagine...)
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Pearson365, 12/17/2012 8:56:00 AM (No. 9070490)
If the murderous Lanza had been captured, CT´s legal system, with or without the death penalty, would turn trial into a torture chamber for the parents of the victims.
First, there would be the court appointed attorney process, with a familiar group of soulless lawyers arguing for the multiple appointments.
Second, the pre-trial hearings over Lanza´s mental state would be on local news for days if not weeks on end. If eventually declared fit for criminal trial, his lawyers would then file and refile appeals for another 12-18 months.
Third, if our courts finally agreed upon a trial, it would not begin until 2015. Then there would be further delays over venue, over the jurors, over admissible evidence. Evidence and testimony at the trial would be graphic, with Lanza sitting emotionless or more likely smiling, This macabre process would be televised almost daily, with parents often attending to ensure justice for their children.
Finally, if found guilty, the appeal process would begin immediately. If a retrial is granted, the nightmare returns. If found not guilty by reason of insanity, Lanza would be sent off to a state mental institution, ironically, in Newtown. In 20 years, at age 43, weekend furloughs would be requested and initially denied. But the news stories would haunt the parents.
The agony of last Friday will continue long after the parents overcome their grief as they walk past an empty bedroom or see a toy in a closet. Our legal system and vulture media would simply remove the emotional scab with each proceeding and news story.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
MattMusson, 12/17/2012 9:14:32 AM (No. 9070512)
The death penalty is a celebration of life.
We value the lives of the innocents. So, we cry out for justice.
That is why Death Penalty advocates are against abortion.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
BcdErick, 12/17/2012 9:21:01 AM (No. 9070526)
Isn´t this essay a little beside the point? This Adam Lanza kid wasn´t interested in getting caught and didn´t hesitate to give himself the depth penalty. Some people don´t fear death or anything else.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl, 12/17/2012 9:25:34 AM (No. 9070537)
Progressives get the crime rate they deserve.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
JAN, 12/17/2012 10:19:38 AM (No. 9070663)
CT will never execute the two monsters who were guilty of the home invasion murders.
They were sentenced to death. Soon after the death penalty was removed. After all, it is cruel to punish killers. It´s the liberal way.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
jt26, 12/17/2012 11:03:58 AM (No. 9070764)
Living in Connecticut is akin to a living death sentence.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Udanja99, 12/17/2012 11:18:13 AM (No. 9070810)
And he would have spent the rest of his life in solitary confinement to protect him from the general prison population who would have gladly administered its own death penalty. And the parents of the deceased children would have paid the taxes to feed, clothe and house him.
My aunt and uncle in NY are currently paying, through their taxes, for the upkeep of Colin Ferguson who shot their son in the head on the Long Island Railroad.
And leftists wonder why sane people loathe them.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Stopstoreload, 12/17/2012 11:18:47 PM (No. 9071887)
It occurs to me that every school needs a series of safe rooms thoughout the school into which students can be sent on an alert of some kind from the main office. They should be accessible from the classrooms and easily secured. They don´t have to be well equipped or spacious, but perhaps one secure safe room easily accessible for every four classes. There should be drills as appropriate.
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