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Kaleva

(36,312 posts)
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 11:35 AM Feb 2018

Should Nikolas Cruz get the death penalty?


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No
16 (89%)
Yes
2 (11%)
Want more info on his upbringing and mental health before making a decision
0 (0%)
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Should Nikolas Cruz get the death penalty? (Original Post) Kaleva Feb 2018 OP
When I saw this headline, I first thought you meant Ted Cruz hueymahl Feb 2018 #1
I thought the exact same thing - Ted??? FM123 Feb 2018 #5
Nope. Don't support the death penalty MichMary Feb 2018 #2
That is a tough one. Which Cruz are we talking about, Ted? still_one Feb 2018 #3
Penlope Kaleva Feb 2018 #4
In that case, DEFINITELY NOT!!!! still_one Feb 2018 #7
No. But I can empathize with the families of the victims who believe he should be executed. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2018 #6
not just no, but HELL NO 0rganism Feb 2018 #8
No. No one should. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #9
No, because I do not think we should have a death penalty mvd Feb 2018 #10
No. There shouldn't be a death penalty. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #11
Ted, yes duforsure Feb 2018 #12
Premeditated multiple murder with no doubt about his guilt. BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2018 #13

hueymahl

(2,497 posts)
1. When I saw this headline, I first thought you meant Ted Cruz
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 11:37 AM
Feb 2018

And that is an unqualified YES!

But, alas, I am against the death penalty, so no.

MichMary

(1,714 posts)
2. Nope. Don't support the death penalty
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 11:38 AM
Feb 2018

Besides, there is much to be learned from him that could lead to better detection of potential school shooters.

0rganism

(23,957 posts)
8. not just no, but HELL NO
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 12:04 PM
Feb 2018

we finally have one of these Emperor Assholes alive in custody and people want to kill him? no.
milk that mind for every thought it had over the last 3 years. every single one. every action it took leading up to the shooting, even the trivial shit. i want that Asshole's complete history logged in excruciating detail. kill him? no way.

mvd

(65,174 posts)
10. No, because I do not think we should have a death penalty
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 12:17 PM
Feb 2018

I have moral and economic reasons for thinking this. Most other democracies do without one, and are fine. It's an issue I evolved on. The emotional response (which is understandable, but we have to go by what is best for society) made me support it in limited cases when I was younger.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,492 posts)
13. Premeditated multiple murder with no doubt about his guilt.
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 01:26 PM
Feb 2018

Checks all the boxes for me.

It takes so damn long for justice to be served that the mindhunters who study these whackadoos can mine him for everything he’s got before giving him his just desserts.

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