A mother—out of malice or a lack of common sense—leaves some bottles of formula for her 16-month-old daughter, then goes on a ten-day vacation. The child screams while alone in a playpen, then eventually starves to death. The mother is sentenced to life in prison. Should she be on death row? Or is it enough for her to be tortured forever by the memory of what she did? If she's like a lot of lowlifes, she won't have much of a conscience and will deny that what she did was truly that horrible. That right there is a reason for her to get the chair. But what do you think? Is she narcissistically sad for herself because she's going to prison, or is she truly remorseful about what happened to her child?
Sunday, March 31, 2024
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When I first read that story, it was hard to fathom any mother being so cruel. And she had to be aware that what she was doing was tantamount to murder. In my view, the death penalty is too easy because it sets her free. Let her suffer in prison for a lifetime without the possibility of parole (and no more selfies on the beach while your kid is home alone). Better yet, lock her in a cell without food and water and let her experience the death her child did.
Better yet, lock her in a cell without food and water and let her experience the death her child did.
So basically, a slower form of the death penalty, then! I could live with that.
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