Death Penalty is sought for Charleston killer

[Sir Mohamed]

Though I’m personally against capital punishment, I hope that racist never gets out of prison anymore.

NYT

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Remember that libertarian we had that recommended the killer "if he wasn't a false flag" should be forced to watch interracial cuckold porn for life?

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Sad! It's like we don't even have a country anymore if we are going to enforce the death penalty at the federal level.

[Heisenberg]

I believe that some crimes do warrant the death penalty, like this one. I can't wait for that despicable monster to burn in hell.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Good. Even this man's father has solemnly endorsed the death penalty for his evil son. Hopefully it'll be like with McVeigh and he'll be dead within 6 years of the shooting.

[RightBehind]

I'm against the death penalty. Just put him at the ADX in Florence.

[LLR]

Nobody deserves the death penalty, but this man deserves to suffer no matter what.

[MK]

Should be death by firing squad.    It would be fitting.

[Badger]

Good.

[Vosem]

Good. Justice must be served.

[IceSpear]

Good.

[Goldwater]

Good.

[Classic Conservative]

Good.

[youngohioan216]

Good.

[Bojack Horseman]

Tell me more about how killing him is going to bring the victims back to life.

[RFayette]

Good.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Why is this "good?" The victims families have sought not to execute him and many of you identify as pro-life.

I'd much prefer to see this terrorist spend the remainder of his days being sodomized in his cell until he hangs himself with his sheets or dies in a prison hospital.

Remember that libertarian we had that recommended the killer "if he wasn't a false flag" should be forced to watch interracial cuckold porn for life?

Or participate?

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It's safe to say that Mr. Roof can hardly even be considered a sentient human being, so I really don't care whether he gets the death penalty or just life in prison.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I believe that some crimes do warrant the death penalty, like this one. I can't wait for that despicable monster to burn in hell.

The problem with that is that it's subjective. What crimes warrant the death penalty, and what burden of proof does the prosecutor need to show in order to make a defendant eligible for the death penalty?

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Why is this "good?" The victims families have sought not to execute him and many of you identify as pro-life.

I'd much prefer to see this terrorist spend the remainder of his days being sodomized in his cell until he hangs himself with his sheets or dies in a prison hospital.

Well, that's a truly evil way of thinking...

[Alcon]

Why is this "good?" The victims families have sought not to execute him and many of you identify as pro-life.

I'd much prefer to see this terrorist spend the remainder of his days being sodomized in his cell until he hangs himself with his sheets or dies in a prison hospital.

Sadistic, dehumanizing people must be punished for being bad people...in the most sadistic, dehumanizing way possible?

Look, I'm all for restraining someone from committing further crimes, and I'm even willing to inflict pain and suffering on someone who did something awful in order to disincentivize further crimes.  But what possible moral is there in inflicting excess pain and suffering on someone?  Because it feels good to hurt people we think are bad?  Do you really think that's healthy, considering that's probably why people like Roof become mass-killers in the first place?

As a general rule, I think if our moral reasoning is "it's OK for me to do this awful thing because I'm a good person," we should really re-think what you're doing.

[Goldwater]

Tell me more about how killing him is going to bring the victims back to life.

I didn't know raising the dead was the goal here.

[RightBehind]

There are numerous arguments to make against the death penalty, even in this case.

I think we all know he's guilty of pre-meditated, first degree murder. For that he should never see the light of day again. Not only is the death penalty not a deterrent, it also fails to be fiscally responsible.

[RFayette]

Why is this "good?" The victims families have sought not to execute him and many of you identify as pro-life.

I'd much prefer to see this terrorist spend the remainder of his days being sodomized in his cell until he hangs himself with his sheets or dies in a prison hospital.

Sadistic, dehumanizing people must be punished for being bad people...in the most sadistic, dehumanizing way possible?

Look, I'm all for restraining someone from committing further crimes, and I'm even willing to inflict pain and suffering on someone who did something awful in order to disincentivize further crimes.  But what possible moral is there in inflicting excess pain and suffering on someone?  Because it feels good to hurt people we think are bad?  Do you really think that's healthy, considering that's probably why people like Roof become mass-killers in the first place?

As a general rule, I think if our moral reasoning is "it's OK for me to do this awful thing because I'm a good person," we should really re-think what you're doing.

I don't share Sanchez's sentiment, but I think he means the prisoners doing the sodomizing.  But what does count as "excess" harm?  Life in prison is certainly a lot of harm regardless of the conditions, but the killer certainly did a lot more harm to his victims.  It seems like a tough line to draw, though I agree that what Sanchez described does probably go overboard.

[Frodo]

I would have preferred a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for him -given the notoriety of US prisons, that's likely a fate worse than death for someone like him.