On the death penalty

[strredwolf]

I'm going to put this out there.

I'm for limited application of the death penalty, with reforms to ensure justice is properly done.

Limits, you say? Yes. And I'll put it in plain text.

The following crimes should be eligible for the death penalty.

• Mass murder (duh)
• Murder by explosive device (duh)
• Repeated immigration w/o approval -- aka if a person gets back INTO the USA without going through Customs & Border Protection, no visa or green card, after getting expelled out of the USA... then all bets are off, the expelling the person again will only make them come back in, so lets nip that in the bud, shall we?  Besides, if the country they came from is *THAT* bad, they should be applying for political asylum.
• Any combination of crimes that would require that the person serve beyond a normal life span of 150 years to be considered for parole.
• Any combination of crimes that have the possibility of multiple "life without parole" sentences.

The first two are "You have shown a grave indifference to life in general, with no hope of reform.  Why should we let you live?"  The third one is similar, a "You've shown that you will not obey a lawful order.  Why should we trust you with your own life?" Once the sentence of death is proclaimed in these situations, the case should be automatically appealed for a multi-judge review.

The rest is a case of being real.  We're essentially yanking any freedoms away, giving them three "hots" (hot meals) and a cot to sleep on, until they pass away... for what?  A combination of crimes so outlandish but proven to be committed? If a case like that lands a "lock up and throw away the key" sentence on several orders of absurdity, it should be automatically appealed as a Constitutional violation.  I mean, seven life sentences, plus 400 years, for several cases of murder and attempted murder via explosive devices?  No, the person must be put to death.  I don't care what state you are.