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Mentally ill girl executed.
Denied spiritual adviser while dying.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.There is no doubt that Montgomery committed a barbaric crime, and I don't even know if I'd agree that her life history, tragic as it is, provides enough mitigation -- but it doesn't matter either way. Applying the Death Penalty should be morally unacceptable, no matter the circumstances. If the law provides for it, as it does in the US, then the law should and must be changed as soon as possible.
the very fact that she planned & carried this out indicates she is very definitely mentally ill. who in their right mind would do that?
she was also in state of psychosis and didnt understand what was going on - so to try to imply the MI diagnosis is just bleeding hearts trying to defend her is pretty lazy.
but that doesnt excuse what she did
im not a fan of the death penalty - i think a life in prison is a worse punishment that execution, especially spending it on death row, with the knowledge that that is your future one day - that must be horrifying to contemplate - also there are too many risks of mistake.
she was also in state of psychosis and didnt understand what was going on - so to try to imply the MI diagnosis is just bleeding hearts trying to defend her is pretty lazy.
but that doesnt excuse what she did
im not a fan of the death penalty - i think a life in prison is a worse punishment that execution, especially spending it on death row, with the knowledge that that is your future one day - that must be horrifying to contemplate - also there are too many risks of mistake.
What I find most dreadful in the barbarism that is state-sponsored murder, is the notion that the state is keen to ensure that the prisoner understands why they are being executed.
What on earth difference does that make?
The prisoner is unlikely to say "Yes, I understand, go right on ahead ..." are they? So why does their 'understanding' make any difference whatsoever?
Maybe the state is trying to salve its collective conscience in attempting to obtain complicity from the prisoner, although again, I utterly fail to see why this makes any difference - the state wishes to murder you, and it will, whether you 'understand why' or not.
Some of the answers refer to the gravity of the crime, and there is no escaping that this was a horrific situation - but to use that to justify an execution makes that revenge, and revenge and justice are not the same thing.
What on earth difference does that make?
The prisoner is unlikely to say "Yes, I understand, go right on ahead ..." are they? So why does their 'understanding' make any difference whatsoever?
Maybe the state is trying to salve its collective conscience in attempting to obtain complicity from the prisoner, although again, I utterly fail to see why this makes any difference - the state wishes to murder you, and it will, whether you 'understand why' or not.
Some of the answers refer to the gravity of the crime, and there is no escaping that this was a horrific situation - but to use that to justify an execution makes that revenge, and revenge and justice are not the same thing.
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