New Jersey OKs death penalty moratorium

Can we fairly evaluate the cost of an execution? I didn't know we've actually executed anyone. If we aren't going to use the "death sentence" in the vain the name implys, why do we have one?
Good parents know it's counterproductive to threaten but not deliver.

I agree, Paul. The lack of fear of consequences for our actions has driven the crime rates sky high nation-wide and attributed to the spiraling decline of taking responsibility for our actions. Everything is always somebody else's fault. What point is our penal system in general, since most data proves a ridiclously high rate of released inmates re-offending within six months? Why don't we add a few more amenities for the prisoners, then maybe they'd never want to leave!

you wonder why most prison inmates return? i will tell you! my son has been locked up for 5 years for $25.00 worth of drugs. when givin a sentence, the state takes your license, you must have a full time job, also you must complete many classes, AND while doing this> you must be home by 6 oclock! inbetween this you must also go to an aa or na meeting, so as you may see? they simply dont give an inmate enough time to complete all the requierments! if you return home at 6;05 you violated! and you return to jail! only to go through the same thing when they re release you! jail is a business! that gives the guards a life time of STEADY WORK!

Did your son actually receive a 5 year sentence? Or is that number a result of the other issues you mentioned? Just curious. Let's be fair, though; while your son did make a mistake, the drug laws in most states are more harsh than those for violent crimes. If the state legalized drugs and controlled them, they would not only make money, but take away the allure of the black market millionaire. Sound stupid? Consider this, the arguments against abortion in 1971 centered around the theory that women given easy access to abortion would use it without compunction. After Roe v. Wade was upheld by the Supreme Court, the number of abortions committed per year following were less than those performed the ten years each previous. Not to mention the number of women who died at the hands of butchers dropped to nearly zero. Men and women who wish to use drugs should have the freedom of choice. Men and women who rape, murder, beat their kids and each other should have no freedoms. Your son being locked up for a drug he chose to take is beyond ridiculous and is a five year waste of a perfectly good member of society. We should be ashamed at the way we run our country. We spend too much time worrying about what our neighbor does than about what we can do for our neighbor. That works out well for the government. The more we in-fight, the less organized we are and the less likely we are to unite for mass change. I hope your son comes home soon and that everything works out. Wouldn't it be nice if the DOC had to find work for a change?

I say keep the death penalty and start to use it. no one ever put to death has come back to kill again and stop using all our tax dollars for feeding,clothing,and educating these dirth bags. I say give them one appeal and if still found guilty execute then within 10 days.

I think If we brought back public hangings we would have alot fewer problems with violent crimes all toghether! Just an opinnion.

I think Chain Gangs and hard manual labor should make a comeback! Have you heard about that Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Maricopa County, AZ? He makes the inmates wear bright pink uniforms, stay outside all day under tents and if they want a "cushy" job, they "volunteer" for the chain gang. It's not illegal if you volunteer. They live without smoking, coffee, movies, pornographic magazines and tv. Also, they get two meals a day, lunch is two baloney sandwiches and an orange! His prison is running at a PROFIT for the state! You should check this out:

http://www.mcso.org/submenu.asp...

All states could use this method!

Hey, why not bring back burning at the stake!

I am a retired LEO & POMC (parent of a murdred child) who thinks it is a joke to worry the death penalty in NJ .... Worry instead about the INJUSTICE SYSTEM that IS just about money.....and does not work at all!!! Worry about the INCOMPENTANCE & THE CORRUPTION!!!!!

To stop all executions is wrongespecilly when the death row
inmate is quilty without a doubt case in point Ambrose Harris

Nice, Borman. Maybe we should just let everybody do whatever they want and let everyone locked up be set free. That would be fun.

The death sentence is the easy way out. We have no idea of what comes next. Just Life ends? What is life after death? My opinion is keep the person alive, but make him suffer, as his victim did. The prisons today do not punish! These Criminals have it too easy. They should have to think every day of the victim or the family or the victim. Should prolong thier life and make them wish they died.

the problem with that is, they dont think of the victom and there familys. prison is a place were gangs run rampid and there is realy no punnishment.hence I say it again let them take a long trip on a short rope in public! We are to sencative anymore! all the liberals want to coddle these people and make me pay for it. I just dont care to do it any more. Besides when you stop acting human, all the humanity must cease! why should we pay for violent offenders? Would you be scared to hang from a rope till you are dead, dead, dead?I know I would!

Conservative, Liberal, whatever. It's all BS! There are just as many liberals against the death penalty as there are conservatives. Saying crap like that stirs the WRONG people up. If the goal is to make a change, then get involved. DO something. Don't just stand around and say, "Oh those darn republicans/democrats". Political Science 101 "No matter what side of the political spectrum people sign up for, 96% of all Americans are MODERATELY IN THE MIDDLE wanting the same goals for themselves and their families." Get rid of the Right/Left-Repuplican/Democrat system and see what happens! I register to vote and I HAVE to pick a "party" in ORDER to vote in the primary elections?!? Where does that make democratic sense? I say let whoever wants to run, run. The top two who win are in office and there is no more of this bipartisan BS. FYI: I am a registered Democrat who is in favor of the death penalty. I would love to agree with Suzanne about letting them suffer, but when you have no conscience, it's not likely you will feel anything without physical torture. Not that that's such a bad idea either...

the great white ape wrote:

I think If we brought back public hangings we would have alot fewer problems with violent crimes all toghether! Just an opinnion.

I agree. And it would also solve the problem of having 900 channels on satellite and nothing worth watching.

JUNE SHERMAN wrote:

I am a retired LEO & POMC (parent of a murdred child) who thinks it is a joke to worry the death penalty in NJ .... Worry instead about the INJUSTICE SYSTEM that IS just about money.....and does not work at all!!! Worry about the INCOMPENTANCE & THE CORRUPTION!!!!!

Sorry for your loss. That's terrible. I think in the case of violent crimes, the guilty party's fate should be left up to the victim's family. The choice should be theirs alone and should be carried out quickly.

THANK YOU for your kind words. My personal choice would be PRISON!! There were 3 killers in my sons murder.....One killed himself after the murder.(3mo) I hated that!!!! The main killer "crazy Mike" Mayes sold his home in the ghetto and moved his business to VA. The scummiest-- Miss Stevie Dyar still lives in the Laurel Lake Area and Brags about the murder. I would love to see them in PRISON! BUT the murder was in Millville NJ sooooo that is not going to happen. What police are not corrupt.....are INCOMPENTANT.

i think the dealth penalty in all states, countries should be abolished. i've spent many yearws in n.j. prisons, and met people who later were found to have been not guilty of the crime for which they had been imprisoned. had they been executed they could never have been vindicated. the criminal justice system in this and other countries is not infallible.

I totally disagree with the assertion that the man who spent of perfectly good years in jail was a waist of time. I say, keep them in longer and longer. Drugs only create hostile environment for those who are not members of the drug scene. They are 'generally' not responsible people. They are burdens-at best. Therefore, their behavior should be corrected and redirected. The drug user knew what the consequences were prior to being caught, correct?

Cooper wrote:

Did your son actually receive a 5 year sentence? Or is that number a result of the other issues you mentioned? Just curious. Let's be fair, though; while your son did make a mistake, the drug laws in most states are more harsh than those for violent crimes. If the state legalized drugs and controlled them, they would not only make money, but take away the allure of the black market millionaire. Sound stupid? Consider this, the arguments against abortion in 1971 centered around the theory that women given easy access to abortion would use it without compunction. After Roe v. Wade was upheld by the Supreme Court, the number of abortions committed per year following were less than those performed the ten years each previous. Not to mention the number of women who died at the hands of butchers dropped to nearly zero. Men and women who wish to use drugs should have the freedom of choice. Men and women who rape, murder, beat their kids and each other should have no freedoms. Your son being locked up for a drug he chose to take is beyond ridiculous and is a five year waste of a perfectly good member of society. We should be ashamed at the way we run our country. We spend too much time worrying about what our neighbor does than about what we can do for our neighbor. That works out well for the government. The more we in-fight, the less organized we are and the less likely we are to unite for mass change. I hope your son comes home soon and that everything works out. Wouldn't it be nice if the DOC had to find work for a change?

I think until people have experienced the so called justice system, first hand,they will never understand what Thomas or June is saying.Very often the police ARE INCOMPETENT,the judge,the prosecuter....corrupt.And if you have the pleasure of having an untrained (or sometimes sleeping)DEFENSE attorney,it is then you realize what a broken system it is.