Death Row Execution made to hurt a little.....

[CWO]

U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section 2 is a member here? Awesome!

[Samhain]

That's not how it works.

It sure looks that way in this case.

[46Tbird]

Convict the guy, next morning on the steps of the courthouse is the execution. Yeah, we might kill one or two innocents but thems the breaks.

Hold on there, hoss....

"...the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make."

That article of the Constitution establishes an appellate court system. This person went through his appeals, where the original conviction was upheld.

Please explain to me why putting a 28yr old man in jail and keeping him there for 25 years is beneficial to him or to society.

[juiceweezl]

Do away with this very expensive and unconstitutional form of execution. Bullet in the back of the head and go about your day.

...after making them dig their own hole first.

[jw33]

I wish I could trust our justice system as much as some of you. In reality if this guy was extremely wealthy or had a last name like Kennedy he might very well be walking around as a free man.

Does anyone know the average legal costs for an inmate sentanced to death vs a true liftetime in prison?

[Pokulski-Blatz]

The only problem I have is that we wasted 25 years worth of shelter, food, water, and air before dealing with the issue appropriately.

Convict the guy, next morning on the steps of the courthouse is the execution. Yeah, we might kill one or two innocents but thems the breaks.

[Pokulski-Blatz]

This.

As much as I'd love to watch him slowly burn, it's not right. If we throw these laws out the window, we end up screwing ourselves over. It can branch out and turn into torturing suspects for information, etc. Scary stuff.

I really hate it when I agree with you. This is a slippery slope.

[46Tbird]

The only problem I have is that we wasted 25 years worth of shelter, food, water, and air before dealing with the issue appropriately.

[crapstang]

Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

This.

As much as I'd love to watch him slowly burn, it's not right. If we throw these laws out the window, we end up screwing ourselves over. It can branch out and turn into torturing suspects for information, etc. Scary stuff.

[Pokulski-Blatz]

Go back to a cheaper and more public form of capital punishment like hangings. That would do more for violent crime in a month than the police could do in a decade.

[Shaggin Wagon]

I think the punishment system would be great if it was eye for an eye, you rape, you get raped. You steal, we get to steal your finger, then your hand on your next one.

[Nash B.]

Seems to me he gave up his constitutional rights as he committed these acts.

That's not how it works.

[Tyrone Biggums]

McGuire was convicted of raping, sodomizing and slashing the throat of 22-year-old acquaintance Joy Stewart, who was eight months pregnant at the time of her murder in 1989.

Seems to me he gave up his constitutional rights as he committed these acts. Good riddance.

[71chevellejohn]

Seems to me they were successful in his rehabilitation. He most definitely will not do it again.

As far as the cruel and unusual punishment, it doesn't seem to be cruel or unusual to me. Especially in regards to the crime he committed.

The thing that I don't get is his adult kids showing up to watch. It's not something I would do if I were related to a criminal like that.

[BMCSean]

My gut reaction is "good", but then again, what if they have the wrong person? Not like the justice system is infallible, it would suck to be executed for a crime you didn't commit, but it would suck worse for it to be painful.

He killed the girl in 1989, there has been plenty of time for appeals.