tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425170957494622797.post8510381542801105051..comments2023-07-28T02:05:55.896-07:00Comments on Gilbert's Gleanings: How can God love us all the same?UMNS Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17085243016543825467noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425170957494622797.post-70368124070043168912011-09-27T10:09:45.044-07:002011-09-27T10:09:45.044-07:00Where does one draw the line on who lives and who ...Where does one draw the line on who lives and who dies? We, as a society, have devised a series of laws that, if followed correctly, outlines what constitutes a capital offense. Sadly, those laws are flawed and some fall through the cracks and are wrongly executed. On the opposite side there are those who are guilty and walk away unpunished, in the eyes of society. There is a jury process that finds the defendant innocent or guilty and a separate jury process for sentencing of the death penalty. Then the appeals process that will take years and sometimes decades to accomplish. Where the person convicted can still plead for his or her innocence. Only at the end of the appeals process can a person be executed. I believe a person is given more than adequate time to prove their innocence. There are a multitude of factors that make up the death penalty argument. Personally, I believe that the death penalty is a necessary deterrent to those that may consider a capital crime. Just like prison is a deterrent for others to break the law; or a fine is a deterrent for speeding. This is an issue that will forever be argued. Until Jesus returns, there will be no peace.traveler7484https://www.blogger.com/profile/02034731545908677670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425170957494622797.post-83388623501251789092011-09-24T06:12:27.496-07:002011-09-24T06:12:27.496-07:00Thanks for your thoughts. I, too, wrestle with tha...Thanks for your thoughts. I, too, wrestle with that tension. In 1989, I read a column by Jamie Buckingham that caused me to reconsider how I viewed the death penalty. I blogged about it this week: ripshin.blogspot.com.Buzz Trexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527447111989757500noreply@blogger.com