My friend on death row...

[Airwolf]

Shame, That. 
 

If you wanted to help your time could be better spent with people who are a lot more deserving.

Its all about the Feeeeelings.

With rainbows, and fluffy little bunnies and Free Poniesâ„¢ for all !!

This is the only semi-valid argument in here.

Judge clearly thought otherwise.

He stopped being a human being when he took another persons life.

[Chris_]

I understand why some are anti-death penalty.  I have my own wavering opinion on the death penalty.

But what I won't understand, is how someone becomes a regular pen pal with various death row inmates.  That's just strange.  Of all the people in the world that you could pen pal with, why the hell would you voluntarily choose them? 

Pen pal?  Heck women send these guys naked pictures and even MARRY them.

I am not sure why, but according to every expert I have heard/read this is only women who do this with male scum.

[BlueStateSaint]

I understand why some are anti-death penalty.  I have my own wavering opinion on the death penalty.

But what I won't understand, is how someone becomes a regular pen pal with various death row inmates.  That's just strange.  Of all the people in the world that you could pen pal with, why the hell would you voluntarily choose them? 

I'm sure that Freud would have an opinion on it.

[rich_t]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court Monday ruled 7-2 that it is unconstitutional for judges rather than juries to make findings of fact that result in a person being sentenced to death.

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/LAW/06/24/scotus.executions/index.html

and here

W A S H I N G T O N -- The Supreme Court overturned the death sentences of dozens of convicted killers Monday, ruling that juries and not judges must make this life-or-death decision.

The 7-2 ruling affects the way death sentences are imposed in at least five states. The court made its ruling retroactive, meaning that more than 150 death sentences must be reconsidered.


http://www.prisonerlife.com/deathrow/deathrow14.cfm

I don't know anything about searching for the actual opinion

You did good enough.  Thanks.

Based on your research, I was able to find the actual case:

RING V. ARIZONA (01-488) 536 U.S. 584 (2002)
200 Ariz. 267, 25 P.3d 1139, reversed and remanded.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/01-488.ZS.html

[franksolich]

I'm sure that Freud would have an opinion on it.

Low self-esteem, ego gratification ("See?--I'm a good person; I befriend the friendless!"), the need to manipulate someone.

Those sorts of things.

[Chris_]

I have laughed my ass off reading all the way through this thread.
I've never had the stomach to read over on those libtarded sites.
I had no idea it could be this entertaining.

[asdf2231]

I have laughed my ass off reading all the way through this thread.
I've never had the stomach to read over on those libtarded sites.
I had no idea it could be this entertaining.

It's like an ant farm.

But with more retard and drugs.

[Flame]

It's like an ant farm.

But with more retard and drugs.

hi5 for the awesome analogy!

[The Village Idiot]

You did good enough.  Thanks.

Based on your research, I was able to find the actual case:

RING V. ARIZONA (01-488) 536 U.S. 584 (2002)
200 Ariz. 267, 25 P.3d 1139, reversed and remanded.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/01-488.ZS.html

For the record I think it would be more beneficial to get a Filipina pen pal

[delilahmused]

Low self-esteem, ego gratification ("See?--I'm a good person; I befriend the friendless!"), the need to manipulate someone.

Those sorts of things.

I think it goes even further than that. I've never seen a hardened criminal that didn't have loads of self-esteem and a massive ego coupled with a complete entitlement mentality. On the other side of this paper relationship is someone whose self-esteem and ego depends on what others think. Whereas said death row dude has the balls to go out and take what he's entitled to, she can only whine and moan with other like-minded losers on a message board that's even ignored in their own party. I think it's hero worship.

Cindie