http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/09/30...est=latestnews

Hayes, still reeking of gasoline, gave an emotionless confession in which he told authorities how he sexually assaulted the mother after Komisarjevsky told him he had to "square things up" because the other man already had sexually assaulted one of the girls.
The 47-year-old Hayes said Komisarjevsky sexually assaulted Michaela, took cell phone pictures of her that he tried to e-mail to friends and doused her in gasoline,

Hayes' attorneys conceded much of the case on the first day of the trial and called only two witnesses...
First, I respect those having a differing opinion on the death penalty than I but I don’t agree with you on principal. I absolutely support having the death-penalty as an appropriate option within the prosecutorial arsenal in this country (ß my bias).

Second, I clearly appreciate intelligent dialogue about the application of the death penalty, a very different topic altogether and one always wrought with opinion, emotion and gray zone commentary. But I hope this thread doesn’t go that direction. That’s a topic for another day and frankly, I’m not a “kill em’ all” mantra kinda guy.

I have a very case-specific question for you anti’s regarding a current headline case. For some reason this one “grabbed me” when it surfaced a few years back and it has gotten under my skin since. I guess because while I’m numb to most violence and nothing has/does surprise me, this one just pisses me off in some strange way. I felt the same way about that little bitch Couey and his violence backed-up by confession.

Very simple question; “how can you not support the elimination of human excrement like this via state sanctioned termination when there is literal/physical evidence and straight-up confession?”
  • Religious objection? Well…okay, I understand it but that’s never going to work for me.
  • Moral or Constitutional objections? The State cannot/should not kill its own? Ok again but…nope…not accepting that either in this case but that's my stance and I'll respectfully disagree with yours.
  • Other?

This case, assuming the outcome is conviction, still pending, and presuming the jury votes for death during the penalty phase, a presumption at this point, requires death. I just cannot understand any other mind-set.

I’ll be candid; I say death because I simply believe this level of violence warrants societal revenge, not just wrote, comfortable justice of conviction and life in the hard-bed.

I cannot even remotely comprehend passing through the remainder of my life, as this father will, with that horrid experience etched in my mind and knowing the vile perpetrators were still breathing. I just couldn’t do it.