Tsarnaev Conviction Puts Death Penalty Opponents in an Awkward Spot

Townhall.com ^ | April 10, 2015 | Jonah Goldberg

[alloysteel]

This is not an innocent life. And like Timothy McVeigh, the penalty should be carried out swiftly, in the minimal time allotted. No appeals, no continuances, no postponements, no motions for reversal, all of which would be futile anyway.

[Sacajaweau]

I really don’t want this POS on earth. I have no problem with the death penalty.

[CapnJack]

The new narrative of the America Haters is “we shouldn’t lower ourselves to his level by putting him to death”.

And then they also through in the tired old “if we execute him, he will be a marter to the radicals and we’ll make them mad”.

[Paisan]

We don’t want any terrorists kidnapping Americans over the release of this guy.

Execution removes that possibility.

[The KG9 Kid]

When you’re caught red-handed after scribbling your murderous manifesto in your own blood on the hull of a boat after murdering a policeman who was on the lookout for you in that nationally-high profile terrorist bombing you committed earlier in the day, does it really matter if your lawyer sleeps through the trial?

[fruser1]

Good candidate for death penalty due to the strength of the evidence. Cases relying solely on eye witness testimony and circumstancial evidence are quite dubious, on the other hand.

[HarleyLady27]

I say death...if not, bambaboy will pardon him and let him free to do this again....

[Kaslin]

That arrogant pos will probably pardon him anyways, regardless

[Kaslin]

Very well said

[avenir]

Note that neither of those popular arguments find approval from God in Scripture. Wonder who cooked them up...?

[longfellow]

Give me two seconds and a gun and I would be a stress free guy too.

And as far as the cop goes fry him too.

[from occupied ga]

Mercy to criminals is malevolence to their victims

[Lurker]

Drag him into the street, tie him to a stake, smear him in lard, and set him on fire.

[from occupied ga]

Drag him into the street, tie him to a stake, smear him in lard, and set him on fire.

Not al all. Use the stake in the good old fashioned Vlad Tepes way

[Gay State Conservative]

This lifelong resident of the Gay State guarantees that he won't get the DP.Yes,some jurors might vote for it but not all 12.

[dfwgator]

I think even the most ardent anti-Death Penalty folks were on board with killing McVeigh.

[gleeaikin]

McVeigh was significantly older than this guy, and I don’t recall that anyone else was said to have had a strong influence over him like the brother might have had in this case. I suspect life in prison will be the call. As has been said here, this is Massachusetts, not a death penalty friendly state.

[Albion Wilde]

[Albion Wilde]

And then they also through in the tired old “if we execute him, he will be a [martyr] to the radicals and we’ll make them mad”.

If we don't execute him, he will recruit other terrorists in prison, or he may escape, or he may kill guards or other men in prison for lesser crimes. If execution was good enough for McVeigh, it's good enough for this cold-blooded assassin.