I am not in the legal profession. I would say a fair and just trial with a jury of your peers that proves beyond a shadow of doubt. Innocent or Guilty. That is the system I am comfortable with.

And if you execute the wrong person, the actual murderer may still go on killing again and again and again.--I am all for vengeance; really, because revenge is a very important part of justice. But still, justice requires a fair and true assessment of facts. If correctness can be guaranteed , then I would be all for it, in such a case.

I can’t guarantee anything except the executed will never kill again.

And can you guarantee there will be any such cases with "no chance of mistaken guilt"?Though there may not be a case of mistaking one person for another, there may be mistakes as to which was the real murder weapon, etc.

Many cases where there is no chance of mistaken guilt should not hide behind the questionable with a shadow of doubt case.

The only reason I could accept for being against it, is the same as Ayn Rand's: the possibility of executing an innocent person by mistake.--Still, I have not heard that in this case there has been any claim of mistaken identity.

I understand that she knows. But one may hope. I also hope that the S.O.B. gets the punishment he deserves.

She knows and so does the monster.

I hope she wasn't raped. But who knows?

Me dino thinks this creep is worth one bullet. Period.
Due process find him guilty first, or course.

“And yet, of the students in the discussions, I was the only person that could guarantee the the guilty murderer would never harm again. And, that no further funds would be expended on maintaining the care of the guilty.“
I made the same argument in grade school discussions on the death penalty.

Whether or not the death penalty is a useful tool in discouraging capital crimes is irrelevant. I recall making clear my favor for the death penalty when I was a young person in college. Some of my profs though that I was cruel and blood-thirsty... seriously ... 30+ years ago and the situation has not gotten better.

And yet, of the students in the discussions, I was the only person that could guarantee the the guilty murderer would never harm again. And, that no further funds would be expended on maintaining the care of the guilty.

As far as the notion that exterminating these animals is more costly than just keeping them on death row -- I say, leave it to me. A single 22 shell to the back of the head, wrap the body in contractor bags and dump it into the green bin for Thursday morning pick up. Yes, I am a very horrible person. Hope I didn't violate the TOS by being so brazen in my depiction of swift and cost-effective justice.

[Edit] Back in the day (college) and even more-so in the present -- when I make my views on the death penalty clear, there will be the person that inquires "but how would you feel if you were ever accused of first degree murder -- wouldn't you want to know that you will not be killed?" That inquiry tells me quite a deal about the mind of the individual asking the question... in particular, in terms of association.

I was thinking the same thing. I must be a horrible person. I hope that his justice is drawn out slowly . . . . .

Judging from how this guy looks, he is not going to do well in prison. He may not make it a month, which would be a great taxpayer savings.

I think family should decide the fate of this idiot. Once you have violated the rights of another, the rights of the perp should be NOT protected, and anyone should be able to violate his right in a similar way without prosecution.

Might make people want to protect their own rights a bit more by not violating others' rights.

I am just glad to hear that she seems to have had no part in the crime. Based on her appearance I doubted it but it is often hard to tell just by appearance and demeanor. It will be interesting to find out how he targeted her. The young man certainly seems to have an unusual background.

Yep, I would capitalize Punishment all right.

Capital punishment for those crimes.

They had it on fox the entire afternoon today...now, will he be put to death?...even if we could, as far as I am concerned, it's too late to fix him...I am sure they will get em in prison.

Yes , thankfully rare. I could not say she was lucky the poor young girl.
I am hopeful that she can have some happiness in the future.
We are lucky the unwashed deplorable was caught.

Yes, I saw the news.

Thank God she was able to escape.