There was a man that worked at my store that worked graveyards. He was riding his bike home from work and a drunk lady ran him over and drug him for over 130 feet. His neck, back, legs, and arms were broken and he died two weeks later(his family opted to take him off life support).
The problem I have is that this lady will probably get off easy for this crime. She hit him and left the scene. She turned herself in the next day. Even though she basically killed the man, she will most likely get some kind of probation and may a few years in prison b/c she was under the influence.
Is there any excuse for a murder? I believe in the philosophy of "an eye for an eye." She killed the man, so she should be put to death with no questions asked. Why does our society say "well she didnt know what she was doing, she was drunk, lets go easy on her"?
If a retarded citizen kills 3 people, but didn't know right from wrong...does that excuse the citizen from facing the punishments? This is used a lot in the case of children and teenagers. They use the "not knowing right from wrong" scapegoat to excuse the crime. This is total Bull$hit. If you do the crime, you do the time. I don't care how young or retarded you are. That is what is wrong with society in the US. If we would punish people instead of locking them up with a workout area and 3 hot meals a day, then we would live in a nicer world.
How do u feel about this? Should murder be excused based on drunkeness, retardation, and "knowing right from wrong"?
The problem I have is that this lady will probably get off easy for this crime. She hit him and left the scene. She turned herself in the next day. Even though she basically killed the man, she will most likely get some kind of probation and may a few years in prison b/c she was under the influence.
Is there any excuse for a murder? I believe in the philosophy of "an eye for an eye." She killed the man, so she should be put to death with no questions asked. Why does our society say "well she didnt know what she was doing, she was drunk, lets go easy on her"?
If a retarded citizen kills 3 people, but didn't know right from wrong...does that excuse the citizen from facing the punishments? This is used a lot in the case of children and teenagers. They use the "not knowing right from wrong" scapegoat to excuse the crime. This is total Bull$hit. If you do the crime, you do the time. I don't care how young or retarded you are. That is what is wrong with society in the US. If we would punish people instead of locking them up with a workout area and 3 hot meals a day, then we would live in a nicer world.
How do u feel about this? Should murder be excused based on drunkeness, retardation, and "knowing right from wrong"?