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[proudlyfromNJ]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Iwatch a lot of the Justice Channel and Court TV on weekends when there's no court.  Used to watch ID a lot.  Seems like almost everyone gets life or life without parole.  Many get the death penalty

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@Kachina624  Yeah, they get life. If it’s not life without parole, they are getting out in probably 20 years. 

I also watch ID and have seen so many cases of not many years. And..watch when they let the murderer make a plea deal. Many murderers do not serve sufficient time.

Prisons are crowded.

[Preds]

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@suzyQ3 wrote:

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@Preds wrote:

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@suzyQ3 wrote:

Where on earth did you come up with your conclusion that killers barely are punished for their crimes?

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Follow a family of a murder.  Follow the release of those serving time for murder.  Follow those released on bail under investigation for murder who commit another crime or murder while out on bail.  

Most spend a few (5-30 yrs.) in jail.  Is that enough to pay for a life or lives they took?  No, it's not for the families and friends of the dead.  

What is the price they should pay?  It depends on who you ask. 

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@Preds, so much of this is anecdotal. We would have to be privy to all the information in a case to determine whether justice was served. And then, of course, the idea of justice can be subjective.

But to say that almost no murderers are punished is just hyperbolic flame-throwing.

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Everything is subjective @suzyQ3 .  That's why there are discussions, debates, lawyers and jurors.  Now, I'm off to look up some of the words you use because I don't know what they mean.  I think I do, but I want to make sure.

I do know that justice is served in degrees.  I know that some are crucified and some are set free.  That is our fault.  Our system is flawed and it seems to be getting worse.  This is just my opinion and no disrespect is ment toward any view held.  

[bikerbabe]

IMO the big disparity between crime and time-served is in rape cases, not murder. No proof. Just an opinion.

[jubilant]

I do believe in the DP but only in witnessed murders or those proven beyond the shadow of a doubt.  I think if it were a family member murdered I would have to work on forgiving that person and not living with hate in my heart. I believe forgiveness sets you free from that person.  Your not condoning what they did. You are acknowledging what they did, seeing justice carried out, then letting it go and working toward that freedom from hate.

[Georgiagrama]

I can tell you this much. If someone raped, defiled, and brutally murdered my 9 year old granddaughter , and I knew the last thoughts of that sweet gentle child was that of such horror, the person that did it could not be put to death soon enough to suit me.

I guess that definitely would put me in the pro death sentence catagory. 

[catwhisperer]

@blackhole99....I read your posts daily because you are the real deal and tell it like it is.

Edited to add, life sucks, but we have two choices, deal with or don't. I choose to deal with it.

[Lindsays Grandma]

I think what bothers me most is every single day there is a story about a person being killed by a loved one or someone who knows someone.  And the children, the poor little innocent children that are stabbed, beaten, sexually abused until they are dead.  Why, why would anyone do this?  And the little ones being tortured until they die, no one should have to die that way, a small innocent child?  What is our world coming to?

[esmerelda]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Iwatch a lot of the Justice Channel and Court TV on weekends when there's no court.  Used to watch ID a lot.  Seems like almost everyone gets life or life without parole.  Many get the death penalty

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@Kachina624  If the cases are bad enough to make it to TV, it's no surprise they get a harsher punishment than those that don't.

[Carmie]

I have had privy to the discussing details about people being murdered complete with pictures of the way they were found and the autopsy pictures and notes to determine the manner of death.

Some of those killed were infants, small children and the elderly.

One elderly lady was robbed and then set on fire in her garage while she was alive. She was very old and frail.  My police Officer DH found her during a welfare check on her home.  He was the crime scene investigator, our son who works in a different Police Dept miles away, had to notify this unfortunate women's daughter of her mother's death.

The disgusting piece of filth who committed this murder is out there.  He served very little time.

Many of the killers are serving life terms, but not all of them.  They are walking out in public with the rest of us.

Someone thought they deserved a second or even third chance.  Not me.  

[RetRN]

Anyone who believes that all rapists, murderers, arsonists, thieves, and other criminals are in jail is a fool. Many are out on the streets.