"Ed Hulett -> Ross Sauer"  wrote in
news:19554$MATZDOBRE{at}JamNNTPd:

 RS>> The death penalty is *NOT* a deterrent to a few people because
 EH>   they
 EH> want to
 RS>> die, then they become "martyrs for the cause."
 RS>> The Muslim radicals convicted in the 1993 WTC bombing, and that
 EH>   blind RS> sheikh and his goons, were like that.
 RS>> Now, they sit in a teeny jail cell, forgotten.
 RS>> Their dreams of martyrdom at the hands of the "Great Satan"
 EH>   dashed to RS> pieces.

 RS>> Tim McVeigh was like that also.
 RS>> And the state obliged him.
 RS>> And now, he's a "hero" and "martyr" to the
groups who fight
 EH>   against the RS> "Zionist Occupational Government."
(The Jews, doncha
 EH>   know...)

 EH> That is absolute hogwash. If they want to be martyrs so be it.

You don't realize how radicals work.
By having a martyr, the image of the martyr makes a dandy recruiting
tool.

But how many recruits has the first WTC bombers inspired?

 RS>> My main objection against the death penalty is the fact
 EH>   literally
 EH> dozens of
 RS>> people who were on death row have been released, due to new
 EH>   evidence.

 EH> Apparently the appeals process works.

Does it?
In Texas, a guy was put to death for the arson deaths of his two kids.
He went to the gurney protesting his innocence, and current reviews of
the investigations showed serious flaws including a jailhouse snitch who
had a LONG record that included perjury, and a fire investigator who
bragged about how he "never made mistakes."

The jury was also shown one of the defendant's albums, and the
prosecutor said it was proof of the defendant's "Satanic" tendencies.
An Iron Maiden album.

Oh, "It's just one guy..."
One guy, who it looks like he was murdered by the state of Texas.
One guy, who I guess doesn't count?

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