Reply #65: "if it was a deterrent"

[cherokeeprogressive]

I live in the area where Tookie did his dastardly deeds. I know what it's like to live in fear of any person you don't know. I attribute that fear to people Just Like Tookie. Fuck him and his "nobel peace prize" nominations.

The OP said "in California, we're talking about over 650 individuals on death row. And if it was a deterrent, this place wouldn't be filled like this."

Might I posit that if those people on death row who actually deserved it were executed, deterrence would be the result?

If you KNEW that murdering someone and getting caught for it would result in your own demise, would you commit murder? I'm of the opinion that no, you would not murder if you actually believed you'd lose your own life if and when you got caught and convicted.

We're on the edge of an abyss with the Tookie thing. If the bloods and crips, along with every other street gang (I grew up smack dab in the middle of VNBD, which is now established in EVERY state in the union) thought they could get away with murder, they'd murder more. What's so hard to understand about that? How many of you know a gang member personally? Think they wouldn't pop a cap in a rival's ass if they had the chance? Over what street corner they were selling weed on?

Come on people. Get real.