I remember stories of the wild west in the nineteenth
century, when the code of the west lived in the hearts of many. Justice was quick. Killers were hung after declared guilty
during a trial. If the killing had been
witnessed by credible citizens, the execution was quick.
Remember McVeigh? His
trial was quick and his execution quickly followed. The lawyers did not milk the case for years
and years while the murderer was coddled with psychiatrists and consultants and
the lawyers ran up the bills. Hell,
these days a mass murderer is good for lawyer income for decades.
Look at Loughner, the mass murderer and maimer. This guy is obviously guilty of the
crimes. There is no question that he did
it. He cannot be rehabilitated and
released. He does not deserve to
live. Why must the taxpayers pay for
plane trips, psychiatrists, tests, lawyers and all the expensive trappings that
will never change the fact that Loughner is a criminal? Our society does not have money to waste on
this kind of expensive exploitation of a tragedy.
Now this latest creep in Colorado who ambushes innocent
people is being set up for years and years of lawyers, tests, psychiatrists and
all the tax money he can possibly spend defending himself against the
indefensible. People saw him do the
killings. I don't care if some expensive
psychiatrist intones that this killer is insane. Killers like this need swift justice. The lawyers and all those who make their
livings in the court system should not be allowed to exploit these tragedies
for personal gain.
Whatever happened to common sense? The delay of justice dishonors the families
of the victims and the victims themselves.
These killers should have a
speedy trial and swift justice meted out.
If an appeal is made, then it will be done quickly and if denied,
justice will prevail quickly. The
massive slowness and complexity of these trial 'preparations' and the lengthy
appeal process actually encourages crime, in that justice will not be swift.
As long as murderers get away with it by cruising through
the system paying lawyers with tax money, the murders will continue. If potential murderers knew a convicted
murderer was rapidly executed, possibly that would be a deterrent. I think going to prison is worth it to these
killers. Let's give them a
surprise.
