1000!

Sometime within the next 30 days, it’s likely that we will have the 1000th execution in the United States since the capital punishment law was passed in 1977.

Good.

But not good enough.

We still have thousands and thousands of murderers and rapists awaiting their legally resolved penalties, getting three square meals, free cable TV, and free access to weights and gym equipment for which most of us pay $40/month.

Why?

Because the legal system allows dozens of appeals?  Partially.  But  not inmates have appeals still in process…

Because liberal judges keep issuing dubious stays of execution for primarily ideological reasons?  Partially.  But those are usually desperation stays reserved for the last couple of days prior to the scheduled date…

So why?

Because the Death Penalty shows a side that Americans hate to reveal about themselves, that vindication and retribution is something that we believe in, but are uncomfortable about.  Because when it comes down to it, we’re just a bunch of hypocrites, voting for a system of punishment, but unwilling to see it through.

Yeah, that’s it.

Well, I ain’t a hypocrite.  The people on Death Row are murderers.  Every single one of them.  The 999 prisoners that were executed have never killed again.  Since they were executed;

• They haven’t stabbed anyone during a prison riot


• They haven’t kidnapped or raped innocent children


• They haven’t beaten or shot their spouses

In fact, I feel confident that they will never commit another crime.  Now that they’re DEAD.

And after all, that is the goal.  Law-abiding citizens (and non-violent criminals, for that matter) just want to be safe and not have to worry about the predators that may lurk among us.  If a zoo animal goes nuts and kills a patron, do we hospitalize it?  No, we euthanize it.  Why?  Because it might kill someone else…  

Now, if a person goes nuts and kills a neighbor, do we euthanize him/her?  Remember, this is a thinking beast, certainly capable of killing again.  Possibly more dangerous than the zoo animal, given the wide variety of tools and weapons that are in the arsenal.  But instead, we give the murderer legal chances to obscure the circumstances surrounding the murder.  Most appeals aren’t based on innocence or guilt, that ship sailed long ago.  Instead, the appeals are based on court procedures or legal interpretations.  Most aren’t even claiming innocence.  Some have admitted guilt long ago.

Yet I still pay taxes to incarcerate these people.  Why?  If I choose not to keep them alive, why not just tax the liberals who insist on letting them live?

Simple solution #1 – Offer $250K to each Death Row inmate to renounce his appeals and step into the gas chamber (or electric chair or lethal injection) voluntarily.  Some are probably sick of the prison life anyway.  In exchange, we will give $250K to whomever they choose.  Some of these people have family that they would want to have the money, some might want to pay off some debt.  Even if only a few dozen take the offer, taxpayers are saving money AND we’re giving the inmates a way out.

Simple solution #2 – Two prisoners per cell.  One meal.  The problem will work itself out.

Simple solution #3 – Arena.  I’ve talked about his earlier.

Simple solution #4 – During the appeal process, the inmate should be on house arrest…  at his attorney’s house.  We’ll see how many of these camera-hungry ambulance chasers really think their client is rehabilitated…

Simple solution #5 – If a judge issues a stay, the inmate should be on house arrest…  at the judge’s house.  We’ll see how many of these bleeding heart, politically motivated judges really think the inmate was mistreated.

Simple solution #6 – Did you ever see the Dirty Dozen?  Surely there are some missions in the Middle East that could be well handled by a few select murderers….

Simple solution #7 – Organlegging.  If you don’t know what that is, you need to read more.