First off, go girl was referring to the executive at VH1 that is taking the flak for putting the program on the air. Quit being so sensitive!
In considering the costs of putting someone to death you are ignoring the whole mandated appeals process. What does it cost to have the courts with all their lawyers (often provided by the state due to our fondness for wacking the poor) and judges and bailiffs and clerks? That's what I'm talking about - those costs are often between a quarter and half million dollars for every convict that is murdered. And what about the immeasurable costs of having our courts systems tied up with such procedures instead of more effectively and timely dealing with all the other breaches of law? And please don't be ignorant enough to suggest we limit the appeals process - we already kill the wrong person often enough.
Good point about McVeigh. Not only can he be looked at as a martyr by some, but the possibility of us ever getting any more information out of him has been removed. I actually heard a Bush apologist speculating that TM may have had ties to Al Queda. Gee, maybe we could have thought about that before we jacked him up with more chemicals than Hostess puts in a Twinkie.
If someone killed my daughter I'd take them out myself, not rely on some poor union employee to do it. And I don't care what the parents of these kids might think about the show - they don't have special rights to approve or disapprove of what goes on the television. I am sorry for their loss, just like I am sorry for every parent and child affected by pedophile priests and the church hierarchy that covers for them. I am sure that those victims are upset to see Catholic churches broadcast their services, but does that mean they have no right to be on the air?
What is more like a country club? The prison scenes I have seen surely doesn't resemble anything posh or comfortable in the slight bit. Your dog would probably love to be in Alaska shoveling, sniffing and probably eating elk shit so I don't follow that either...
Oh, Kev #261, I don't watch VH1 and don't watch reality based programs. I've wasted no time on American Idol, but plenty listening to American Caesar.
