Are you upset because John Couey got the death penalty for killing Jessica Lunsford or?

Question

do you think the monster should be put to death by being buried alive? Keep in mind he has had a hard life I kept that in mind and I do think he should be buried alive maybe then he will understand what he did to Jessica since he is a little slow.

Answer 1

I am upset. I think he should be raped and buried alive.

As a sex offender, he should not have been able to live in society. I don't care how mean his mommy was to him when he was a baby.

I was raped repeatedly by strangers as a child, and my mother was murdered. I didn't grow up and commit atrocities against other people and blame it on what happened to me as a child.

I wish these d*** defense attorneys would quit using the "he was abused as a child" defense. It means nothing.

The person who allowed him to live in society, knowing he was a "little slow" is equally as responsible.

El Guaco: you misinterpret the scriptures and take them out of context.

Exodus 21:24 says: ". . . .an eye for an eye, . . . ."
The "eye for eye" rule was instituted as a guide for Judges, not as a rule for personal relationships or to justify revenge. This rule made the punishment fit the crime, thereby preventing the cruel and barbaric punishments that characterized many ancient countires. Jesus used this principle to teach us (as individuals) not to retaliate.

Matthew 5:38-48 is about Judges, parents teachers, and others who work with people must make wise decisions in order for discipline to be effective. A punishment too harsh is unfair, and one too lenient is powerless to teach.

Knowing that, I still want to see the guy tortured.

Answer 2

I am sure that the expected result happened...I believe in an eye for an eye...yes, he should be put to death, buried alive. He was of free mind, knowing that he was with the little girl across from her home for several days as well.
Like you, if there is a doubt about anything we should not take a life, but this was just too awful and he was definitely found guilty.

Answer 3

He brutally raped and murdered a LITTLE GIRL.... no matter what his childhood or life was like, that does NOT give him the RIGHT to kill a CHILD!!!! A LOT of people have had terrible childhoods and they did NOT turn out to be rapists or killer or child molesters... Putting him in jail for LIFE would have been too easy... and EXPENSIVE as it costs over $55,000 a YEAR to house a prisoner (more then a LOT of hard working people MAKE in this country working).... No one actually ROTS in jail... they have too many PERKS...and way too many RIGHTS.... I really wish some of these people COULD be put to death in the EXACT MANNER with which they used to KILL their VICTIMS,, however, the ACLU would start complaining about civil rights so he will either be FRIED by electrocution or gently put to sleep by lethal injection---either way, as long as that leaves NO DOUBT that he will EVER walk freely among any of this country's children---then DEATH for him is OK by me. By the way---if ANY right to LIFERS agree that this man should be executed, you are NOT TRUE RIGHT-TO-LIFERS... however I am not so I say-EXECUTE THE GUILTY SCUM!!!!

In response to the guy above me here--EL GUAPO, if the guy were sentence to LIFE in Prison, he would ALSO have the right to an appeal AND costly lawyers at TAXPAYERS expense so either way it's expensive. HOWEVER a one shot SHOT in the arm is much less expensive then supporting this guys butt in Prison at $55,000 a year for the next 25-30 YEARS....

Answer 4

He's not nearly as slow as he pretended to be in Court by coloring. He was smart enough to get through Jessica's house and straight to her bedroom, past a dog and sleeping grandparents and take her out. Bury him alive, dig him up just as he is about to succumb and then keep repeating the process.

Answer 5

I know we're all disgusted by what this creep did to this innocent little girl and frustrated that he won't have to suffer like Jessica did. His death will be relatively benign compared to hers.
Sorry, but the worst punishment allowed by law is the death penalty. I think Couey deserved this sentence and the consecutive life sentence, but what you propose would violate the 8th amendment of the Constitution. It would be considered "cruel and unusual punishment"

Death penalty for these kind of unspeakable crimes? Absolutely! But I really don't think we want to go back to the medieval days of the torture rack and whipping post.

Answer 6

If you are not outraged and sickened by this monster, then there is something seriously wrong with you.

That said, there are way too many practical problems with the death penalty to keep it in place. I was pro-death penalty for a long time, but I have changed my stance over the years, for several reasons:

1. By far the most compelling is this: Sometimes the legal system gets it wrong. Look at all the people who have been released after years of imprisonment because they were exonerated by DNA evidence. Unfortunately, DNA evidence is not available in most cases. No matter how rare it is, the government should not risk executing one single innocent person.

Really, that should be reason enough for most people. If you need more, read on:

2. Because of the extra expense of prosecuting a DP case and the appeals process (which is necessary - see reason #1), it costs taxpayers MUCH more to execute prisoners than to imprison them for life.

3. The deterrent effect is questionable at best. Violent crime rates are actually higher in death penalty states. This may seem counterintuitive, and there are many theories about why this is (Ted Bundy saw it as a challenge, so he chose Florida – the most active execution state at the time – to carry out his final murder spree). Personally, I think it has to do with the hypocrisy of taking a stand against murder…by killing people. The government becomes the bad parent who says, ‘do as I say, not as I do.’

4. There’s also an argument to be made that death is too good for the worst of our criminals (like Couey). Let them wake up and go to bed every day of their lives in a prison cell, and think about the freedom they DON’T have, until they rot of old age. When Ted Bundy was finally arrested in 1978, he told the police officer, “I wish you had killed me.”

5. The U.S. government is supposed to be secular, but for those who invoke Christian law in this debate, you can find arguments both for AND against the death penalty in the Bible. For example, Matthew 5:38-39 insists that violence shall not beget violence. James 4:12 says that God is the only one who can take a life in the name of justice. Leviticus 19:18 warns against vengeance (which, really, is what the death penalty amounts to). In John 8:7, Jesus himself says, "let he who is without sin cast the first stone."

Answer 7

I have absolutely NO mercy for this complete P.O.S. It is unfortunate that the means of his execution will be so humane. He will never suffer the way he made Jessica suffer, so he will still have a debt to pay even after he's dead.

I can only hope The Ultimate Authority will have more in store for him after that.

Answer 8

I think he should be put in a little box for the rest of his natural life, and fed through a little slit in the side. Death is too good for him.

Answer 9

no I say keep him alive in solitary
for as long as possible
no tv
no books
no soap
no toothpaste
and finally
no faggin off with his cellmate
that would be waaay worse than death
( not to say gettin it on with a cell mate is a good thing)

Answer 10

As the Judge said, no matter what his childhood was like , there is NO reason to feel sorry for this bastard . He should not breathe another breath.