Alleged Colorado Shooter Is Charged With 24 Counts of First-Degree Murder: Should He Get the Death Penalty?

OK.

NO one said YOU had to watch...........

If attendance is mandatory it certainly implies that you must watch. But attendance alone should not be mandatory. You tyrants have no damn right to tell me I must attend anything.

Hanging would be nice, too. I don't think that Colorado does that anymore, though. Unfortunately, their only allowed means of death is lethal injection. So sad.

That's too humane.

Change the law. If it is what the people want, get it done!
Of course, you would have to fight the big "prisons for profit" lobby.

Do they have a tight grip on the executions for profit lobby?

Yep, change the law for sure and lets start fighting back against these stupid lobbys anyway......most are for no good for the average person. We need to stand up to these powerful corporations (who are NOT people, haha) and the NRA is another big one. My suggestion to that is the people in the nra who do not believe we should have assault weapong should just get out of their membership............the people can do a lot if we all stick together. GO OBAMA 2012

No kidding.

I am convinced we need to do it like China does. Firing squad, and the family foots the bill for the ammunition used for failing at their job as parents.

I never knew that..............but hey, not a bad idea...............

I'm not opposed to that! Though I always found firing squad to be too good for some people, personally. Probably because I associate it with soldiers' executions from way back.

I am by far NOT a vicious person but when I see or hear that a person could do what he did to innocent victims, I could probably watch them all shoot him. Why should WE pay for him to live and our tax dollars pay for all he needs? NO WAY..........and he knew exactly what he was doing too!!!

That's a first, in 47 years, you are the first liberal independent thinker I've met, nice to meet you.

lol "independent thinker" = "agrees with me"

You're very cynical.

Then again he probably doesn't Care one way or other what happens to him

Oh I have a feeling maybe at that time he didn't care but now he might feel different. George Zimmerman was cocky at the time but when he got to court, you could see how scared he was but being I had lived in Florida with the Casey Anthony trial, he will probably get off too and he sure should NOT!!

He won't get off in Colorado......They do not play the bleeding heart anthem in the Rockies

He did not care about his fellow human beings.

at least 10% of the people around you could only serve the human race in one way: to vanish

Yeah? And are you one of the 10% or one of the silent and judgemental 90% majority? You need to stay on topic and not bring your s#it to the question unless it's relevant.

uh-oh, we have a ten-percenter here. sorry, I didn't know my opinion was not welcome in the comment box...

Are you saying that 10% of the people in the world should vanish? Would you be a voluntary donor? I'd hope so.

how does he get 24 counts of murder for 12 people?

12 counts of murder 1. 12 counts of indifference to human life. Should be 70 counts but who cares at this point?

It should be over a hundred counts of Conspiracy to Commit Murder, too.

Are you saying he planned to commit over 170 murders?

I'm saying that the intent to commit murder was completely indiscriminate, and so each potential victim should be counted as an individual.

that was my thought , attempted murder should be charged for all the people in the theater not just the ones he hit -

She (I assume it's a woman) blocked me, so I'll answer to your post.

1. 12 counts first degree capital murder; 2. 12 counts of felony murder; the murders occurred in the commission of one or more felonies.

thanks I was wondering why Colorado does things that way but did not take the time to look it up (way to much international news yesterday) ....I got a BLOCK ban by the "legion of ultra racists" * (its an offshoot of the Sock-puppets) this week ...people I have never talked to blocked me and then went on to brag in posts about having done so ....some people are very shallow and ignorant LOL

* they will not be around long as they only want to talk to each other and will block anyone who does not support their pre-set Ideas about what is or is not Racist ....they will go away after November as such groups always do LOL

I hope so. They've been insufferable these past 4 years.

we did talk facts a lot more before the 08 election and we can hope to do so again someday but only if we get the race thing off the table ...its a distraction and just gets in the way of any real conversation .

Exactly! Black or white (or both) meant nothing to those on the right in that election. Only the left. They got obama in just so they could claim the accolade and awards for diversity.

I didn't have turd one to give caring whether he was black, white, orange or whatever. It was his POLIITCS that scared me. I'd have loved to have had someone like Herman Cain or Condoleeza Rice. And not because they're black, but because I side with their political opinions.I don't side with all of them but their mind set is closer to mine than is the mindset of the liberal left.
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Most of us on the right care about the politics; the libs and others on the Left care only for the veneer. And they think their way is the best direction for all of us to go!

I heard they also charged them in 2 ways because they're not sure which charges they'll end up using when they go to court.

No. Wrong information.

I know what you mean but technically under the criminal law, "conspiracy" charges requires at least two people be involved in the plan and move forth with the plan, not just a plan by one person. The definition of "conspiracy" in penal law requires two or more people.

Evidence of pre-planning IS VERY GOOD evidence of intentional murder ...not necessary to conviction though. Intent can arise in a split second...its the jury that decides if its intentional or reckless.

ATTEMPTED Murder would be the charge for an individual, acting alone, who intended to kill everyone in the theater but didn't. .

Sorry I was wrong

You should look up the definition of double jeopardy. This is not!!!