Comments on: The Triggerman & The Death Penalty http://hburgnews.com/2010/02/16/the-triggerman-the-death-penalty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-triggerman-the-death-penalty Harrisonburg's Community News Network Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:10:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jon http://hburgnews.com/2010/02/16/the-triggerman-the-death-penalty/comment-page-1/#comment-96129 Jon Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:40:57 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4792#comment-96129 I wish Gilbert and Obenshain would actually propose a bill worthy of being passed. The Valley is poorly represented by these pointless death-penalty extensions and "bring-your-concealed-weapons-into-state-parks" kind of bills. Can we please move beyond executions by the state and allowing guns into every public arena imaginable? How about trying to fix our state's budget problems and transportation issues instead of nonsense. I wish Gilbert and Obenshain would actually propose a bill worthy of being passed. The Valley is poorly represented by these pointless death-penalty extensions and “bring-your-concealed-weapons-into-state-parks” kind of bills. Can we please move beyond executions by the state and allowing guns into every public arena imaginable? How about trying to fix our state’s budget problems and transportation issues instead of nonsense.

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]]> By: cook http://hburgnews.com/2010/02/16/the-triggerman-the-death-penalty/comment-page-1/#comment-96093 cook Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:55:56 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4792#comment-96093 Phil, We assume that the folks in law enforcement and in the prosecutor's office will use their discretion in placing criminal charges appropriate to the crime. Criminal statutes are necessarily written broadly allowing for the exercise of that discretion. However, one need not look too far to see that some jurisdictions take the approach that we CAN place Charge X so we MUST place Charge X. That is why the legislature ought to always be cautious in broadening the scope of a criminal statute, especially when we're talking about the death penalty - those jurisdictions will take the enlarged scope as a mandate. Phil,

We assume that the folks in law enforcement and in the prosecutor’s office will use their discretion in placing criminal charges appropriate to the crime. Criminal statutes are necessarily written broadly allowing for the exercise of that discretion. However, one need not look too far to see that some jurisdictions take the approach that we CAN place Charge X so we MUST place Charge X. That is why the legislature ought to always be cautious in broadening the scope of a criminal statute, especially when we’re talking about the death penalty – those jurisdictions will take the enlarged scope as a mandate.

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]]> By: MF http://hburgnews.com/2010/02/16/the-triggerman-the-death-penalty/comment-page-1/#comment-96086 MF Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:30:47 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4792#comment-96086 The real question is how would this law benefit the state, or the citizens of this state? The legislators are supposed to be doing the work of the people. I don't see how more executions will change, or help anything. Gilbert and Obenshain should be more concerned about getting funding to fix the I- 81 corridor. Fix my roads damn it!! The real question is how would this law benefit the state, or the citizens of this state? The legislators are supposed to be doing the work of the people. I don’t see how more executions will change, or help anything. Gilbert and Obenshain should be more concerned about getting funding to fix the I- 81 corridor. Fix my roads damn it!!

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]]> By: Lowell Fulk http://hburgnews.com/2010/02/16/the-triggerman-the-death-penalty/comment-page-1/#comment-96064 Lowell Fulk Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:11:06 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4792#comment-96064 Phil, Hyperbole is the bane of the existence of good government. And being as how I believe government can be well run, and thusly be good, it is the bane of my existence as well. Hyperbole has run rampant during the past year... But please tell me, how extending the death penalty is worth the effort and focus put forward by its proponents? What in actuality would change? To think that several Valley legislators have invested much of their entire careers in Richmond to this, at a time like this, borders upon absurdity. In my humble opinion... Phil,
Hyperbole is the bane of the existence of good government. And being as how I believe government can be well run, and thusly be good, it is the bane of my existence as well.

Hyperbole has run rampant during the past year…

But please tell me, how extending the death penalty is worth the effort and focus put forward by its proponents? What in actuality would change? To think that several Valley legislators have invested much of their entire careers in Richmond to this, at a time like this, borders upon absurdity. In my humble opinion…

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]]> By: Phil Chroniger http://hburgnews.com/2010/02/16/the-triggerman-the-death-penalty/comment-page-1/#comment-96058 Phil Chroniger Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:40:03 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4792#comment-96058 Can we look at the fact that the accomplices can "possibly" face a death sentence...not "probably". There are those who believe that this will some how triple the number of executions this state carries out. I'm not speaking out for or against it right now, but being that I'm not one for hyperbole, I think that some of the alarmist reaction against this proposed legislation (that I've seen in other places, not here at hburg news per se) is a bit over-the-top. Can we look at the fact that the accomplices can “possibly” face a death sentence…not “probably”. There are those who believe that this will some how triple the number of executions this state carries out.

I’m not speaking out for or against it right now, but being that I’m not one for hyperbole, I think that some of the alarmist reaction against this proposed legislation (that I’ve seen in other places, not here at hburg news per se) is a bit over-the-top.

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]]> By: Brent Finnegan http://hburgnews.com/2010/02/16/the-triggerman-the-death-penalty/comment-page-1/#comment-96056 Brent Finnegan Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:12:05 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4792#comment-96056 Yeah, but <em>what if</em>? I mean, let's just say that Charles Manson was killing people by proxy from a secret location in Virginia. What then? Yeah, but what if? I mean, let’s just say that Charles Manson was killing people by proxy from a secret location in Virginia. What then?

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]]> By: JGFitzgerald http://hburgnews.com/2010/02/16/the-triggerman-the-death-penalty/comment-page-1/#comment-96055 JGFitzgerald Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:00:53 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4792#comment-96055 I always wonder, when death penalty extensions are proposed, just how many murders they would apply to. The stories often cite the Beltway Sniper, but we already executed him so he may not be the best example. I always wonder, when death penalty extensions are proposed, just how many murders they would apply to. The stories often cite the Beltway Sniper, but we already executed him so he may not be the best example.

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