Quote Originally Posted by CC1
Weird as this may seem, I am against torture...no matter what the person did, but I am totally for the death penalty! BUT ... you must be postive that you have the right person in custody! The legal system must be postive that it is the right person if we are to put them to death.

Here is a twist: say you have some mentally ill person who says he did it, but actually didn't...do you feel guilty for having put him to death?
I do not think that is weird at all, Cee-Cee.

I feel kinda guilty about every person I have sent to meet his maker, whatever the method. I have never served on a capital jury, but I have testified in several capital cases. When the needle goes in and the juice starts flowing, it is too late to worry overly much about absolute guilt or innocence.

In the case of your scenario, when ever the emotional or mental stability of a suspect is established, usually the Diminished Capacity defense takes capital punishment off of the table.

Dura lex, sed lex