Family went down another cavern today. I stayed with the dog. Wisdom of this decision confirmed after I asked how long the cave tour was and received the answer from the tour guide "thirty to thirtyfive minutes, depends how many jokes I tell".

"The worst feature of the death penalty in many of the US states that allow it, is the practice of allowing multiple appeals, some of which are decided at the last minute. This, at its worst, must constitute cruel and inhuman treatment."

Jul 26, 2018 at 1:59 PM | Supertroll

If I could add to that .......

Sometimes the Appeals result from questions about GUILT, sometimes about SENTENCE. The most dramatic are those concerning Guilt.

I am not against the Death Penalty for Terrorists, or cold blooded and premeditated murderers. However, one of my concerns has been highlighted by the recent UK Government announcement, and the political uproar. Could a British Jury be relied on, to reach a Verdict of Guilty, if they knew a Death Sentence would result? The only alternative for a Juror with strong concerns and perfectly reasonable objections to a Death Sentence, would be a Not Guilty verdict.

Supertroll,

Again, I couldn't give a rats flying f89k about a convicted killer on death row. I have greater concern for the impact his/her actions have had on the family of his/her victim. Thats where my sympathy lies.

Funny how actions have consequences isn't it. A lesson lost on many liberals it would seem today.

Also, amazing isn't it how quickly the EU can actually move and made a trade deal when they need to eh?

Chalk up another win to Trump. Funny how he keeps having all these wins when everyone and their dog promised us we would all be dead or all at war with North Korea...well...cant have NK cause the promised to de-escalate tensions on the Peninsula so I guess we will just have to settle for war with muh russhia!!!)...assuming of course you didn't die during the great net neutrality contraction or the American tax cuts armageddon or Kavanaugh's selection for the SC that is!

Reminds me of a editorial in the evening standard last week about Trump being out of his depth if he believed he could effect the price of oil...well f98k me if that night the news didn't carry a story about Saudi Arabia agreeing to increase oil output to help reduce cost to American consumers!!! HAHAHAHAHA!

How I wish we had a politician of his calibre here in the UK instead of the eunuchs we do have! Can you imagine just how great America COULD have been had the Democrats and their triggered supporters not decided to oppose and obstruct his Presidency from the get go??? Sadly we will never ever see a story like this from the BBC...anyways...MUH RUSSIA!!!

Mailman. I'm more concerned with the harm such a system does to societies that permit it. I've already written that I favour the death penalty for certain crimes, I am not in favour of delay.

Watch out for your eyes and teeth.

Supertroll,

My heart bleeds purple piss for killer who has been appealing their death sentence for decades. You don't like the punishment then don't do the crime. Simples.

According to the BBC article, the delays in the execution of the Japan Sarin attackers, has only been since January 2018.

"The six men were the last members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on death row, and were executed on Thursday, the justice ministry said."

"Seven others responsible for the attack, including leader Shoko Asahara, were put to death earlier this month."

"The execution of all 12 cult members involved in the attack as well as Asahara had been postponed until their final appeals were completed, which happened in January."

Tiny. I believe there is another aspect too. After more than 20 years, the executed person may not bear any resemblance to the person who committed the crime. Execution in some of these instances is a matter of pure vengeance. This does not mean that I oppose the death penalty, and from what I recall of the Sarin attack, those convicted of it deserved their fate when they were executed promptly.

The worst feature of the death penalty in many of the US states that allow it, is the practice of allowing multiple appeals, some of which are decided at the last minute. This, at its worst, must constitute cruel and inhuman treatment.