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Post by motorist on Jan 5, 2010 18:24:35 GMT
I think this is a perfectly good argument in favour of the DP Suspect in N.H. Machete Attack Regrets Girl SurvivedChristopher Gribble, 20, told police after his arrest he had wanted to kill someone for a long time and was disappointed he didn't feel any emotion following the Oct. 4 killing of Kimberly Cates, 42, in her home. Cates' daughter, 11-year-old Jaimie, was injured during the attack. "Gribble stated his only regret was he didn't kill the child because she now had to live with this," the documents said. "Gribble stated that if he realized she was alive he would have killed her."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2010 18:58:02 GMT
I'm not quite sure why this, rather than any other murder, should justify the death penalty. And it also depends on why you support it; as retribution, or a possible deterrence to others?
The reported "Gribble stated his only regret was he didn't kill the child because she now had to live with this," the documents said. "Gribble stated that if he realized she was alive he would have killed her" is interesting, isn't it? It sounds as though he doesn't see death as a problem, but recognises that he will have caused the child a lifetime of pain.
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Post by motorist on Jan 5, 2010 20:47:25 GMT
I'm not quite sure why this, rather than any other murder, should justify the death penalty. And it also depends on why you support it; as retribution, or a possible deterrence to others? More to do with the fact that it is absolutely clear he would have nothing against killing again once he was out. Or maybe you would like to take the responsibility of choosing his next victims? Or maybe having him in your neighbourhood once he's out? (this is a general "you", btw, not you specifically)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2010 6:19:31 GMT
Dangerous killers should be locked up, for their whole lives if necessary - it isn't necessary to execute them. But I didn't read that quoted remark in the same way: I thought he was expressing regret that, by keeping the child alive, he was subjecting her to a tortured life, and that she would be better off dead.
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Post by motorist on Jan 6, 2010 10:20:29 GMT
Dangerous killers should be locked up, for their whole lives if necessary - it isn't necessary to execute them. But I didn't read that quoted remark in the same way: I thought he was expressing regret that, by keeping the child alive, he was subjecting her to a tortured life, and that she would be better off dead. There was that in the quote, but it also highlighted that he personally felt he had some sort of "right" to murder people if he felt they should die, whether he figured "oh it's too cruel for them to live" or whatever reason. Remember, he didn't just say she would be better off dead, but that he would have done the killing Usually, I am not in favour of the DP, but I do think it necessary for extreme cases where it seems quite clear that the culprit was not only 100% determined to be guilty, but would likely reoffend, as seems likely in this instance, or in the extreme rape case that Anna posted in the other thread
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