Comments on: Plea to delay Florida execution http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/plea-to-delay-florida-execution/ The Supreme Court of the United States blog Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:56:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Daniel Colaluca http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/plea-to-delay-florida-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-12923 Daniel Colaluca Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:49:46 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/plea-to-delay-florida-execution/#comment-12923 Cruel and unusual punishment? Tell me, how does going peacefully to sleep compare with the terror and pain that poor boy must have experienced? How does knowing when your end will take place, having the chance to make peace with your God, compare to the horror of knowing whether you'll live or die? Cruel and unusual?? Why should someone tried and convicted of such a disgusting crime be shown any mercy? How long did his victum suffer? Take that into account and punish him accordingly. I believe crimes against children should be dealt with the utmost severity, no mercy. Children are our innocents, Gods true gift. Anyone who destroys that beauty deserves nothing less than cruel and unusual punishment. Cruel and unusual punishment? Tell me, how does going peacefully to sleep compare with the terror and pain that poor boy must have experienced? How does knowing when your end will take place, having the chance to make peace with your God, compare to the horror of knowing whether you’ll live or die? Cruel and unusual?? Why should someone tried and convicted of such a disgusting crime be shown any mercy? How long did his victum suffer? Take that into account and punish him accordingly. I believe crimes against children should be dealt with the utmost severity, no mercy. Children are our innocents, Gods true gift. Anyone who destroys that beauty deserves nothing less than cruel and unusual punishment.

]]> By: Dawnna Masters http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/plea-to-delay-florida-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-12918 Dawnna Masters Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:58:18 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/plea-to-delay-florida-execution/#comment-12918 I wish the Supreme Court would consider that lethal injection is a far less cruel and unusual way in which to die than the ways in which the vast majority of homicide victims die. Were I sitting on the Supreme Court I would consider the manner in which the victim was killed in deciding whether the punishment fit the crime. Many victims, most likely including the child murdered by this pervert, take a substantially longer time to die than even a botched lethal injection. At least with a lethal injection the criminal is unconcious. Not so for the average murder victim who must endure whatever the perptrator chooses to subject them to awake and fully aware. It is time we stopped being so concerned about the criminals and started being a lot more concerned with the victims. I wish the Supreme Court would consider that lethal injection is a far less cruel and unusual way in which to die than the ways in which the vast majority of homicide victims die. Were I sitting on the Supreme Court I would consider the manner in which the victim was killed in deciding whether the punishment fit the crime.

Many victims, most likely including the child murdered by this pervert, take a substantially longer time to die than even a botched lethal injection. At least with a lethal injection the criminal is unconcious. Not so for the average murder victim who must endure whatever the perptrator chooses to subject them to awake and fully aware.

It is time we stopped being so concerned about the criminals and started being a lot more concerned with the victims.

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