For those who read here, you know that I remain opposed to the death penalty. Not because killers don’t deserve it, but because I don’t trust our legal system not to execute the innocent. Still, the left wing press (redundancy alert) is up in arms because today is the day that Florida executes an 80 year old man. The press is claiming that it’s cruel to execute a disabled 80 year old.
He wasn’t 80 when he was convicted and sentenced 50 years ago. The man has delayed his punishment with appeal after appeal for five decades. While I am opposed to the death penalty, what we have now is a farce, with inmates spending 30, 40, and even 50 years abusing the court system. The government can abuse the legal process, but so can criminals.
If you are going to have a death penalty, there should be a limit to the number of appeals. Put all of your appeals into one motion that must be considered and ruled upon at once. Five year limit.
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Joe blow · July 29, 2026 at 5:55 am
One of the reasons I determined it was best for me to relocate myself and mine to a place more ‘to our liking’. It became apparent the shift, so be it, why swim up-stream. Crime/punishment was also a factor in our old home in WNY. When I came down to ETN to lay eyes on the area, I stopped at a local diner for breakfast, reading the article about a break-in that was published in the town paper (yes, they have one! https://www.thedailytimes.com/ ). B&E at 2 AM through the kitchen window, home-owner shot and killed intruder half in/out of the window, no charges would be filed. Two old-timers hit the bench behind me and started chatting.
“You see there’s a shooting over on Blockhouse road?”
“Musta been a .45, police report said only one bullet.”
“Cackle cackle chuckle…”
… yeah, this is the place for me. That was when I decided.