Reply #106: Thanks. But What Are Your Thoughts Regarding.....??

[outinforce]

Thanks for your reply.

I'm curious about your thoughts regarding the death penalty in those situations in which there is absolutely no doubt as to the guilt of the accused.

Abolishing the death penalty in those cases in which there is even the tiniest bit of doubt as to whether the accused did or did not commit the crime is, I think, very persuasive. My own feeling is that you have articulated a position that is humane -- "even one innocent person is one innocent person too many".

However, there are, I think, situations in which there is absolutely no doubt as to the guilt of the accused. The case of Ted Bundy comes to my mind. He confessed to the intentional murder of a number of young women whom he lured to follow him. He said, I think, that he received a sexual rush from stalking his victims, luring them to himself, and then murdering them. There was, as best I can recall it, no doubt -- zero -- that he had done what he said he had done.

In those types of cases -- where there is no doubt as to the guilt of the accused person, what would be your position regarding the death penalty, if you don't mind sharing it here.