Of course the initial reference is to the tragedy that happened over this last weekend in Colorado.
Where is the justice in America today and where is it going? Exactly one year ago in Norway a similar MASS MURDER took place at a day camp in Norway where a man named Anders Breivik took his time walking through a summer camp for kids, shooting at will. He killed 80 people.

Upon surrendering he immediately dove into the "legal" system for protection. His 80 victims are still dead and Breivik is happily burdening the taxpayers with his existence.
Much the same way as this current shooter is diving into the legal system and apparently hiding behind the "insanity defense". I know that many of you out there are saying, "It's the GUNS. OUTLAW the GUNS and this will solve the problem....
GUNS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. If guns were killing people, there would be over a MILLION MURDERS PER MONTH. Guns would simply get themselves out of the closets, load themselves and walk themselves out to crowded places and start shooting people..
Back to the original POINT...
In cases like the Colorado shootings, both Columbine and Aurora, there is no doubt as to who the shooter was. Why we waste millions on defending someone we know is guilty instead of sending the shooter immediately into the afterlife is something I don't understand.
DEATH PENALTY AS A DETERRENT: The DEATH Penalty is not really a deterrent so much as it provides a different place to live for the criminal. Sure the interred might be held in a small cell with little or no access to the outside world. This may be how they prefer to live. The cost of housing these "KNOWN" assailants is ridiculous. The average time spent on death row in Colorado as of 2001 was 10 years. No current data was available to me at the time of this writing. The COST OF HOUSING a DEATH ROW INMATE is $90,000.00 per year. This money could go to the families of the victims and would much better spend there.
For the opponents of the Death Penalty to pursue the, "cruel and unusual" punishment reasoning is specious. Consider the sympathy for the INNOCENT VICTIMS that was shown by the ACCUSED.
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