That headline sounds really weird until you read more. Basically his lawyers were paid one lump sum by the state, incentivizing spending as little time as possible on the case.
Yep, and that background is a very likely answer to the question, "How can somebody plead guilty and still get the death penalty?"
The man did terrible things, but appears to have reformed and would be spending the last couple of decades in jail anyway. There is no justice in putting him through the execution process which is regularly botched other than cruelty.
Yet another example of the systemic problems with our legal system. It is set up in ways the incentivize punishment and actively prevents rehabilitation.
The death penalty is in no way helpful to the justice system. Allowing it only gives the government permission to murder. I view it about the same as a gang murder when someone is getting even.
The man did terrible things
Maybe, but I'm not even convinced of that at this point. The police got a confession out of him for this and he pled guilty, but later on has said that he has no memory of actually committing the crime (It seems confirmed that he was a crack cocaine user at the time and it seems possible that he had a history of head injuries, which just makes all of this even murkier).
Although he claims a lack of memory of the crime, that was for a defense against the death penalty as a punishent which requires intent. He doesn't deny that he did it.
I don't understand why this guy murdering two people gets him the death penalty, but the US has tons of mass shootings, school shootings, serial killers, and other killers of multiple people.
What made this case so special?
He plead guilty and his public defenders didnt get paid shit, so the state AG can say that he is tough in crime.
God damn. What a messed up place.
I don’t understand why this guy murdering two people gets him the death penalty
Missouri.
I am in Missouri, there ain't nobody who can comfort me...
I think The Beatles have a song about that. One of their earlier ones. I am in Missouri!
Passed tense. They already killed him.
Assuming they spent those hours. I feel they couldn't have survived had they actually done that, and not spent that time on other cases.
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