[pttttt]

It also positively guarantees they won't do it again. But let's not kid ourselves on the Beltway sniper case - despite the big talk from the county prosecutor, for all practical purposes Maryland does not have the death penalty, and no one will be executed there (3 executions in 26 years; none recent; a moratorium on executions). The way to do this one right is take it to Virginia or Alabama, where Malvo could at least be threatened with the death penalty and might turn state's evidence. And the feds could really screw it up.

[PoorMuttly]

Isn't hard, HARD labor also good? Guys like this may prefer the escape of death. Hard labor, sleeping in a tent, lousy food. They obviously are no strangers to death and killing. Death is not much punishment for ghouls like this. It certainly is an effective deterrent...to them, anyway.