The death penalty is very civilized
Friday, 21 January 2005 | 162 readers so far
Why? Because murderers often don’t stop with victim number one.
If a jury convicts Johnny Lee Williams of killing Megan Leann Holden, then I think he should die for the crime. Not because it will deter other people, not because revenge is sweet and not because he happens to be black. No, because it will guarantee he won’t repeat himself.
After you abduct and kill another human being at random, you shouldn’t get another chance. Period. Based on what I’ve read, this one should be open and shut. If Williams is found guilty, put him to death. It won’t save Megan, but who knows how many more people’s lives it will improve. And whoever killed Holden has forfeited his or her right to live.
Ask yourself, which is more civilized - 1) Killing murderers or 2) Letting murderers go and hoping they won’t murder again. I know which one makes the most sense to me. So would Megan Leann Holden, but she can’t speak up because she’s not breathing anymore.
If you want to read more opinions relating to the murder of Megan Leann Holden, visit this link at Fark.
1 January 21st, 2005 at 8:05 pm
Recipher says:
You know, I am a pretty mellow and gentle person, but, there are some people that just need to die, especially when there is unrefutable evidence. Instead, these people sit around in prison for the rest of their life and soak up my tax dollars. meh…
2 January 22nd, 2005 at 1:06 am
Trevor says:
Meh is right.
3 March 10th, 2005 at 4:14 pm
the will to exist says:
You may recall that Megan was murdered and dumped on the side of the road. The suspect, a former Marine (as I am), was also mentioned in my blog post . I’m still trying to figure out why my using the full name of the victim, Megan Leann Holden made me the top result at Blogpulse and
4 December 5th, 2005 at 8:08 am
pamela says:
it is wrong to let the murderers spend life imprisonment. that is a way of letting them off because they get too much freedom in prison. they get better treatment than out troops at war. our tax dollars could go to starving children or something else instead of paying for a murderer to stay alive in a cell and have more freedom than they gave their victim.