August 10, 2007

Alabama

Death penalty ends criminal careers

Capital punishment is needed, warranted and necessary in today's world.

Bleeding-heart liberals want us to believe that it's cruel, inhumane, and
against God's laws; however, they don't share the same views about
Granddaddy having to kill in Guadalcanal in World War II, Uncle Scott in Da
Nang, Vietnam, or our wonderful troops in Iraq, Afghanistan or other
hotspots around the globe serving us today and tomorrow. Or do they?

We have a serious problem with traitors and terrorists in our own country --
they're called "criminals." Murderers, rapists, high-level drug dealers and
those with serious crime rap sheets long are all fighting (in their own way)
against America, its citizens, and its ideals.

They are constantly in our communities or lying up in our jails and prisons
for us to shelter, feed, clothe and entertain until they're back out to
re-murder, re-rape, re-distribute and re-offend.

They're causing broken homes, parentless, starving and abused children, and
decent citizens to be locked in their homes both during the day as well as
the night for fear of their innocent lives or losing their property at best.
Who deserves another chance?

For all those who don't want capital punishment, why don't you sign a
contract stating that you'll take these people into your home to support and
to mentor? How long will the line be for those volunteers?

It is an indisputable fact that once put to death a criminal does not and
will not re-offend.

Bob Grimes,
Montgomery

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Source : Montgomery Advertiser, letters

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/app ... 14/OPINION