DES MOINES – Iowa Republicans plan to debate in this legislative session a bill that would revive the death penalty in Iowa.
Senate File 335 was introduced last legislative session by Republican lawmakers Behn, Zaun, Chapman, Garrett, Children, and Guth. They introduced the bill for an act creating the penalty of death for the commission of the multiple offense of murder in the first degree, kidnapping, and sexual abuse against the same minor.
The bill did not get passed last year, and the Iowa ACLU applauded that fact, saying that “during one of the most regressive legislative sessions in memory, it is important to count the victories — even when the victories are simply preventing Iowa from going back a half century.”
This year, the bill will be put up for debate again by Republicans. The bill doesn’t seem to have great prospects, but, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has mentioned that she supports capitol punishment in “limited circumstances.”
Iowa had a death penalty until 1968. The ACLU claimed “Capital punishment was brutal, expensive, and did nothing to prevent violent tragedies. There is also a great risk of sentencing innocent people to death. Since 1973, 140 people on death row have been exonerated in the U.S. Those most likely to be wrongly convicted tended to be disproportionately people of color, low-income, or with a mental disability.”
Yep – just like the illegal beaner just said on FOX this morning after killing 2 cops and laughing – I’m sorry I did not get the chance to kill more – rehabilitate – yea right – with a firing squad and hollow points broadcast on MSM .
Just look at all the Pro Lifers in here!
How can you tell?
Your posts read just like Bodies. Was she your teacher? I’m just saying.
Phooo! Just give them a flu shot once a month.
Just put them in a room ( Party room) give them what ever they want for food – Color tv (with NFL) supply them with all the various drugs and let them go to sleep all by themselves . Their HAPPY! were HAPPY !!!! Problems solved.
Bring it back and fry them – Enough of this pussyfoot go to sleep – MS13 gangs carve up their victims while they are still alive – liberals are just mentally ill people belonging to a crime family known as demoratic (mob) group – party.i
The death penalty should mandate the harvesting of human organs.
It has always been my belief that “in this world” you lose your value as a human being when you purposely, and of “sound mind” destroy or take another human life.
My compassionate side tells me that it is my (and society’s) responsibility to rehabilitate someone if at all possible. There in lies the rub. IF AND HOW to REHABILITATE now becomes the debate and admittedly I don’t have all those answers.
To be compassionate to ALL the parties involved in a heinous murder crime I offer this solution.
Once convicted and guilt is 100% determined I propose to rehabilitate and restore the guilty persons “value”. After review and with 100% certainty I would make the guilty party an ORGAN DONOR and thereby restore their HUMAN value.
With so many law abiding mothers, fathers, children, grandparents, etc. dying every day due to the lack of organ donors I would harvest the organs of the guilty party creating a win win solution. The gift of life for the law abiding and restoring value to the guilty party while they head into eternity.
Administering their final moments in this world would also be done in a humane fashion. (Something they didn’t do for their victim.) Once a donor match came back positive I would lace their dinner with a sedative that put them peacefully to sleep. Of coarse their victim didn’t get this privilege but we don’t want to stress the guilty party in any way as we don’t want to violate their rights,huh.
Once asleep, harvest the guilty parties organs.
Serine, peaceful, and bringing “some” joy to all involved.
That plan makes a lot of sense. And don’t forget the deterrent value!
Of course we could do what they do in North Korea. No trial, just guilty and strapped to a cannon and boom.
Do like they do in China, Guilty=Yes, Outside and one shot to the head. No appeal and no jail.
Death penalty is more expensive than life in prison.
Your facts are indisputable. After years of appeals and hearings and legal gymnastics its costs us more to put down the “animal” than to keep him alive. Just look at Manson. This effort is more about our own primitive need for revenge.
bring it back, especially for the Matz kid that stabbed to death both of his grandparents. he didn’t care why should we?? why spend monies on keeping him alive for the next 40 – 50 yrs. he is worthless
Capital punishment is a crime-fighting tool that should be used whenever the perp is found guilty of 1st degree murder. And none of this “lay down on a gurney and go night-night” B.S.!! Make it public and painful, so the next violent turd will think twice before doing the dirty deed. The message needs to be broadcast loud and clear “YOU KILL>>> YOU DIE!”
bring it back for murder only, if u kill someone you can look forward to the death penalty, why should the taxpayers have to support you in prison for the next 30 to 60 yrs?? thousands, tens of thousands of dollars spent on you.