Governor denies clemency for ex-gang leader

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Originally Posted by Jyqm

Except capital punishment, of course. Don't get anymore absolute than that.

Ah, but that is still just one type of punishment. And, there are varying degrees of charges available to prosecutors. Juries have different sentences they can use in capital cases. Even the judges have the power to override that particular punishment if they felt there something was not presented properly. My point is there are a lot of checks with the punishment, and it's still extremely rare for a prisoner to be executed. It's not so black and white as to say "you killed somebody, therefore you should die" without taking a laundry list of factors into consideration.

Sorry, but I still feel those rednecks who dragged James Byrd to his death, Dahmer, and the likes of Hilter should hang. If you feel that makes me an absolutist who is wrong for his beliefs, I can live with that.