Killer says NC death row not so bad...

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A 50-year-old Gaston County man is on death row at Central Prison in Raleigh for suffocating 17-year-old Heather Catterton in 2009.

“Is the public aware that the chances of my lawful murder taking place in the next 20 years if ever are very slim?” Hembree asked. “Is the public aware that I am a gentleman of leisure, watching color TV in the a/c, reading, taking naps at will, eating three well-balanced meals a day?”

Killer says NC death row not so bad | death, hembree, letter - Gaston Gazette

Well at least there were no asshole cops there to shoot him dead before he killed someone...
 


He's sitting in there thinking about what he did, and knowing he will have to do that for the next 10-20 years waiting to die is a lot worse for him than being dead right now.
 
jryan21 said:
He's sitting in there thinking about what he did, and knowing he will have to do that for the next 10-20 years waiting to die is a lot worse for him than being dead right now.
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For a psychopath like this guy, he can do that standing on his head. Psychopaths have no conscience. They feel no guilt. They also lack empathy.

I'm still against the death penalty though.
 
bluechinagroup said:
For a psychopath like this guy, he can do that standing on his head. Psychopaths have no conscience. They feel no guilt. They also lack empathy.
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Exactly, but I think that the death penalty takes too long. Shouldnt be more than 5 years to kill them.
 
without going into the death penalty issue, prisoners should not enjoy so much liberties in prison, but of course the system needs to try and find a way to keep them peaceful and relaxed, as we are paying for their quality time.
 
Reversal Magnet said:
“Is the public aware that I am a gentleman of leisurel
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Well see, that's the problem right there. The CO's should make it their duty to ensure he gets terrorized and raped repeatedly so that "leisure" turns into absolute fucking terror.

Throw him to the animals so they can run a train on his ass. Then he'll be begging to die.

WTF is wrong with society? In our quest to become "humane" we've given all the power to criminals and scum while victims end up holding the short end of the stick.
 
megatabbers said:
WTF is wrong with society? In our quest to become "humane" we've given all the power to criminals and scum while victims end up holding the short end of the stick.
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Private Prisons Lobbying the government and Stupid Liberals that don't know any better?

As for the death penalty timeline: I say once conclusive proof is given, FRY THAT FUCKER THE SAME DAY.... Of course you gotta keep their pulse going while court cases are ongoing...

Here's a thought: If a convicted murderer on death row still claims his innocence after a Judge says he's guilty, give him the option to stay alive long enough for an appeal IF AND ONLY IF he does enough work to pay the taxpayers back for his keep... This should be more than minimum wage work, obviously. Difficult, back-breaking work.
 
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megatabbers said:
Well see, that's the problem right there. The CO's should make it their duty to ensure he gets terrorized and raped repeatedly so that "leisure" turns into absolute fucking terror.

Throw him to the animals so they can run a train on his ass. Then he'll be begging to die.

WTF is wrong with society? In our quest to become "humane" we've given all the power to criminals and scum while victims end up holding the short end of the stick.
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This ....

Society in North America has become nothing more than the protection of Minority rights at the expense of the Majority
 
lukep said:
Private Prisons Lobbying the government and Stupid Liberals that don't know any better?

As for the death penalty timeline: I say once conclusive proof is given, FRY THAT FUCKER THE SAME DAY.... Of course you gotta keep their pulse going while court cases are ongoing...

Here's a thought: If a convicted murderer on death row still claims his innocence after a Judge says he's guilty, give him the option to stay alive long enough for an appeal IF AND ONLY IF he does enough work to pay the taxpayers back for his keep... This should be more than minimum wage work, obviously. Difficult, back-breaking work.
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The system and judges, are fallible. People are exonerated frequently. By this I refer to people who are found out to be completely innocent, not let off the hook by technicalities.

I would at least expect you to advocate for the death penalty in the case of judicial/prosecutorial misconduct and or malfeasance in death penalty trials. I would extend this to witnesses who are proven to have perjured themselves as well.

How can you call for such strict punishment to be meted out by a system that is so obviously flawed?
 
soulbyproxy said:
The system and judges, are fallible. People are exonerated frequently. By this I refer to people who are found out to be completely innocent, not let off the hook by technicalities...

How can you call for such strict punishment to be meted out by a system that is so obviously flawed?
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Let me start out by saying that despite the governement, even if we're living in an Anarcho-capitalistic society, there is still going to be a death penalty, and it needs to happen swiftly or the murderers will be too much of a drain of somebody's resources. So don't make the mistake that I'm talking strictly about America today... These are my opinions despite the gov.

I also am only speaking about the most dire of circumstances here too... Serial killers and the like. There should never be a death sentence when someone has only killed once and has a chance of being reformed. A large problem to be solved first of course is prisons that reform prisoners instead of concentrating their evil.

No one would argue that the judicial system shouldn't be improved but it will always be a work in process.

The best we can know at any one time is what the most recent judge has ruled. If the accused, now judged guilty, is sure that it's worth the time and trouble to fight for his right to live; I have given above a suggestion for him to do just that during an appeal process.

Is this really so awful? Serial killers get lethal inject QUICKLY if they can't or won't work their way through an appeals process?
 
mattseh said:
I cannot fathom how people could possibly support state sanctioned killing of their fellow citizens.
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I agree with you to some degree. But I don't think the issue is that black and white. On the one hand, the thought of people killing others in a "legal" fashion is frightening (to say the least).

However, you also have to look at it from the perspective of the victim's family. Perhaps, try to understand what it's like to walk a mile in their shoe. What if it was *your* family member? Your child? (hypothetically speaking, wouldn't wish that fate on anyone).

Ideals start to get fuzzy when emotions come into the picture.

So again, I'm lucky to be in a position where I can stand divided on capital punishment. I'm pretty sure though that if that was my daughter, I'd want to see the motherfucker fry...
 
mattseh said:
Everyone who is pro death penalty. I cannot fathom how people could possibly support state sanctioned killing of their fellow citizens.
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Well the issue is just not as defined as "Pro" and "Con" death penalty for starters. If you have a gun and someone is literally going to kill your child with a knife right in front of you, and then come for you, I'm pretty damn sure you'd be pro death penalty at that moment. If not, you're suicidal.

Further, if you knew a madman was out there free, vowing to rape & kill your daughter, you'd wish him dead as well. At that point, if you had a button that could stop his heart, I'm pretty sure any one of us would push it.

Anyone who does not support the death penalty for PREVENTATIVE measures is insane. That's literally the same thing as being suicidal.

Now if you don't support X state's version of the death penalty as applied to joe hood who only killed one kid in a streetfight, then I'm with you, the Justice system cannot tell us definitively that he will be out killing others later, and worse, our Penal system cannot reform him to ensure that he's not going to go out and kill others later.

It's a failure by our current Justice and Penal systems that muddy the waters on the death penalty. Everyone would be agreed if those two weak links didn't have gaping holes in them and do their damn jobs.

From a libertarian standpoint, the Death penalty is easily justified. You might think it sounds clever to say that life is the most basic right of all, but that's a two-edged sword when that one life is in the habit of taking other lives. Like I said before, no form of government, even if we're living in an Anarcho-capitalistic society, can be without a death penalty, and it needs to be carried out swiftly or the murderers will be too much of a drain of somebody's resources.

As for non-preventative capital punishment? I'm against it. A family's revenge on a 1-time murderer is deplorable. That's sheer primal emotion acting out; nothing that helps society or rights any wrongs.

The best solution is of course to make the penal system work at rehabilitating people.
 
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