Blog 6: Commentary on Classmates Post

I disagree with the idea that the death penalty in Texas should be abolished.  In this post, Is life without the death penalty in Texas a possibility? ,some very valid points are made.  I agree 100% that justice isn’t guaranteed and mistakes are made.  I also agree 100% that some people don’t deserve to live. Life in prison isn’t always a just punishment in my opinion.  People in prison live a much better life than a lot of people that aren’t in prison.

Is it possible to put more requirements on cases that are sentenced with the death penalty?  For example solid evidence that cannot be disproven.  Like DNA,  video’s or admittance by the defendants, along with all of the other things that prove guilt beyond a doubt.  As technology advances more solid  evidence should be easier to come by therefore preventing innocent people from death via the justice system. 

 Please don’t mistake my pro death penalty stance as support for the wrongly convicted dying because I am not okay with that. It is very sad that so many wrongly accused have faced death but that doesn’t deter me from believing in the death penalty.  In all honesty I believe the death penalty should be an option for crimes other than capital murder, in particular crimes against children.    

There is no justifying the costs of death penalty cases but in my opinion there is no justifying the costs of people that are doing life sentences for minimal crimes. If 2.3 million dollars is what it costs to get rid of a person that has no sense or care of the meaning of life of someone other than themselves then by all means we as citizens should continue to pay our portion of taxes to make sure it’s done.