Norway Killer gets 21-Years

[kandrathe]

I still say that 150 bucks for a gun and ammo solves the problem a lot better than giving someone a 3 room bungalo for the rest of their natural life. Someone commented ealier that it was like putting down a rabid dog. I agree.

While I'm not a "huge" fan of the death penalty, having the death penalty as an option is always better than not having the option. I would rather have the option, and not use it, than not have the option, and be in a position where it is the best option.

I'd rather the government didn't have the power to kill it's citizens. Mistakes happen, and also abuse of power. There are sensational aberrations, like this case, which give one pause. But, justice means they get an appropriate punishment. There is little hope for rehabilitation, so this guy is just warehoused human garbage.

Even adding "chain gang" or "hard labor" give the state too much power to abuse it's citizens. It says more about us as a society that we don't kill the killers.

Minnesota is more like what Deebye described. Violent sociopaths get life long prison terms with little hope of release in their lifetimes. Sexual predators get civilly committed, and so they don't get free ever, unless they serve their lengthy sentence and convince a panel of psychiatrists they are safe to release.