Re: Wesley A. Dodd

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3 total messages Started by Dave Van Horn Thu, 07 Jan 1993 04:16

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Author: Dave Van Horn
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 04:16

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Erik Hedberg writes:

>Further clouding the issue is the fact that "life without parole" is
>*cheaper* than execution.

Six times cheaper, on average, according to CBS News.

Re: Wesley A. Dodd

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Author: James Deibele
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 19:39

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davevh@microsoft.com (Dave Van Horn) writes:

>Erik Hedberg writes:

>>Further clouding the issue is the fact that "life without parole" is
>>*cheaper* than execution.

>Six times cheaper, on average, according to CBS News.

And where did they get their figures from?  I've always heard the
argument extended by opponents of capital punishment.  Which is not to
say that I don't agree that the appeals process makes a mockery of the
judicial system and inflates costs way beyond what they should be.  In
the case of Westley A. Dodd, I doubt that it was six more times more
expensive to kill him than imprison him for life.  But he made no
attempt to file appeal after appeal after appeal.

Either the death penalty should be abolished nationwide or we should have
a streamlined appeals process for capital punishment.  The last minute 
attempts to delay execution should be eliminated in most cases.  

I admire the dedication with which opponents of the death penalty fight
to keep criminals alive.  But I think it's time to remove the monkey
wrench of continuous appeals from the current system, which is really 
the worst of both worlds.

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Re: Wesley A. Dodd

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Author: David Barts
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 06:48

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jamesd@techbook.com (James Deibele) writes:

>Either the death penalty should be abolished nationwide or we should have
>a streamlined appeals process for capital punishment.  The last minute 
>attempts to delay execution should be eliminated in most cases.  

>I admire the dedication with which opponents of the death penalty fight
>to keep criminals alive.  But I think it's time to remove the monkey
>wrench of continuous appeals from the current system, which is really 
>the worst of both worlds.

Why stop there?  Why not eliminate trials altogether?  After all,
all that those messy judges and juries do is hamper the efficient
operation of the criminal justice system.  It's time to make the
trains run on time.

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David Barts  N5JRN                      UW Civil Engineering, FX-10
davidb@ce.washington.edu                Seattle, WA  98195

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