Quote:I'm a death penalty supporter, but I think the odds of certain death being a *deterrent* in this particular case are pretty close to 0%. We are talking about someone who has gone through suicide attempts and self-mutilation, gone into a catatonic state, got put on (and then taken off of) anti-psychotic drugs... I don't see death being a very strong deterrent to someone of that profile.
Just commenting that I agree 100% with everything you just said.
RE: Doc
Quote:Rationality only goes so far, as does logic. The raw emotions of the human spirit can not, and should not always be ignored or repressed. It is what makes us both great and terrible as human beings.
See my other post in this thread. Killing her would hardly be justice IMO. A lifetime of psychotherapy without the possibility of release would be a fitting justice for a legitimately insane person in my book.
"The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self." -Albert Einsetin