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2007-12-18 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2007-12-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 By giving the thugs and sociopaths of society the monopoly on death [as in your home, neighborhood, streets, businesses, schools, etc], the real power in NJ rests in their hands. It was just the other day, there was an article about how in the metroplex across from NYC, the local police can't get witnesses to testify because of intimidation by the criminal elements who are practically taking over the neighborhoods. You read this and you know why.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-12-18 08:12|| 2007-12-18 08:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Glad to see that the East coast has kooks equally as daffy as the Left coast. Result will be the same. Several hundred on death row, not at $60K/yr, but $80+K because these folks tend to have severe medical issues as they pass from middle age to elderly. And, many areas of LA and Richmond where cops don't even patrol. No wonder locals are intimidated. Did anyone notice that Gov. Ahlnald has declared a fiscal budget crises again this year? Corzine will be there soon. When whack jobs are in charge, bad things happen.

Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2907 2007-12-18 08:54|| 2007-12-18 08:54|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm an advocate for the death penalty. Obviously for 1st Degree murderers but I could also see extinguishing kiddie pedophilers, the criminally insane and even some drug dealers depending on the case. Yes, I know the death penalty may not do much for preventing capitol crimes but I'm a big fan of how it handles potential recidivism.

Posted by Broadhead6 2007-12-18 09:16|| 2007-12-18 09:16|| Front Page Top

#4 A death sentence has shown remarkable ability to alter people's behavior. Why do people lock themselves in every night? Why do people worry about where their children are at when the sun goes down? Why are there certain parts of your city where you'll not venture? Your behavior has been modified by a potential death penalty invoked quickly, swiftly, without everlasting appeal. All society has done is move the penalty from the destructive predatory sectors of society and put it upon the constructive contributory members of society all in the name of 'perfect' justice. There is no perfect. All we've done is swap one potential injustice for another real injustice.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-12-18 09:32|| 2007-12-18 09:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, "life means life".
I'll try to remember that when Jersey paroles another cop killer.

Posted by tu3031 2007-12-18 13:03|| 2007-12-18 13:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Corzine said he was moved by passionate views on both sides, but believes eliminating capital punishment "best captures our state's highest values and reflects our best efforts to search for true justice."

Yeah, that's the first think that comes to mind when I think of New Jersey...

Posted by tu3031 2007-12-18 13:09|| 2007-12-18 13:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Strange, to me the words "Justice" and "Jersey" never go together.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-12-18 14:56|| 2007-12-18 14:56|| Front Page Top

#8 And the scum who caused Megan's law to be passed gets off death row....

Posted by Shetch Barnsmell6796 2007-12-18 16:36|| 2007-12-18 16:36|| Front Page Top

#9 "Hey, Me an' 'da boyz didn't want no competition, see, so's we leaned on the Gov. to make dis go away-like."

Posted by USN,Ret. 2007-12-18 17:36|| 2007-12-18 17:36|| Front Page Top

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