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Pastimes : Who's Guiltier?-- Andrea Yates or her Husband? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (50)	2/27/2002 7:03:50 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74

so, you are saying that you support the death penalty for Andrea Yates? Your assumptions about my beliefs on the subject missed by a wide margin, but you are welcome to try again.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (50)	3/5/2002 11:03:39 AM
From: TOPSID877	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74

>>> Is that logical? If the law protects the lives of crazed killers, does it not put the lives of the innocent members of society in jeopardy? I support capital punishment, in particular for insane killers who choose their victims indiscriminately, because it makes it impossible for them to kill again & therefore makes law-abiding citizens safer. >>> Capital punishment isn't really the issue in your statement. If someone is legally insane, they cannot and should not be punished. To be liable for an act, a person must have had the capability to do otherwise. If an "insane killer" absolutely could not have done otherwise, we has a right to restrain that person for as long as necessary to protect society; punishment without the guilty having exercised choice, though, doesn't make moral or logical sense.