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IMHO it seems that Virginia does not deserve to be called a civilised state.
I live in Virginia, I always thought that premeditated murder was cause for capital punishment, not merely the planning itself.
Even in Texas, where I came from, they don't (to my knowledge) execute anyone for less than murder.
Strange sentence, but unlikely to come to fruition. It will be held up in appeals
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IMHO it seems that Virginia does not deserve to be called a civilised state when it wants to execute a women with an IQ of 72 but does not execute the actual killers.
You guys have to read more into the facts of the case. She tried unsuccessfully two other times to have her husband killed. She's pure evil and very cunning. Anyone can fake an IQ test, that doesn't prove she's not street smart. Obviously she was ultimately behind this as she was supposed to be a loving wife and mother figure, yet she wanted them dead. I'm usually against the death penalty because of issues where innocence can be proven later, but in this case, it's obvious she's guilty of the crimes against her.
But I also think the other two, or at least the actual shooter, should have been given the same sentence, but he agreed to testify against her, so his life was spared, so I can understand that. The world is safer without people like her, and with her thought process, in it.
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IMHO it seems that Virginia does not deserve to be called a civilised state when it wants to execute a women with an IQ of 72 but does not execute the actual killers.
But the killers only got a prison sentence. Why should they get less???Even with an IQ of 72 there would be no doubt that she understood what she was doing was immoral and illegal. Cold blooded premeditated greed driven evil. Good riddance
Because if it turns out an eror was made you cant reverse it. Most western democracies do not have a death sentence.Furthermore why is it not “civilized” to have capital punishment?
Sorry I keep forgetting that some of my friends on the other side of the atlantic have problems with irony.Why do people use the term IMHO? I mean really; if your opinion is so humble than you should keep it to yourself.
Because if it turns out an eror was made you cant reverse it. Most western democracies do not have a death sentence.
Especially when the person has reduced mental facilities.
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IMHO it seems that Virginia does not deserve to be called a civilised state when it wants to execute a women with an IQ of 72 but does not execute the actual killers.
ChipperT, to clarify what I meant for your benefit. I regard any state or country which exectutes a person (of either sex) with a very low IQ as being uncivilised. In this particular case I find it bizarre that the actual killers are being treated more leniently than the woman in the case.Rabbie,
I am very confused here. Do you mean you don't think Virginia is a civilized state because it executed a woman, because it executed a woman with a relatively low IQ or because it did not execute the others as well?
If the first, you are quite the sexist, saying that only men should be executed. If the second, not only are you sexist but unusual, sayng that it is OK to execute men with an IQ of 72, but not women. If the last, then you are quite bloodthirsty. Could you clarify which of these is indeed yours?
ChipperT, to clarify what I meant for your benefit. I regard any state or country which exectutes a person (of either sex) with a very low IQ as being uncivilised. In this particular case I find it bizarre that the actual killers are being treated more leniently than the woman in the case.
I therefore reject your accusations against me. For your information I am opposed to the death penalty in all cases.