re: EDIT: 50/50 was 1 down, 7 to go..No 3 down,1 to go 4 still around! Death Penalty...

I've always been in favor of the death penalty, but would like to see some tweaks to the way they go about it.

First, there is no need for an inmate to sit on death row for more than 10 years. Get it done, stop wasting money on the prisoners. 10 years is also plenty of time in this day and age to go through the appeals process and double check any DNA evidence, etc.

Second, do away with all of the last minute court interventions. Is this person going to get a stay or not. Last night really made me feel bad for the person being put to death. It comes off as almost torture IMO that the person about to be put down is still holding out hope. I think all of the appeals prior to the execution should be worked through at least 24 hours prior to the execution date and time. While I wanted the death warrant to be carried out last night, there was just a little part of me wondering what must be going through the guys head. Was he still holding out hope that he would not be executed? I would just like for the person that is being executed to know in his/her last 24 hours, that this is it.

I don't know, maybe that doesn't make sense. IMO all of the lawyers dragging it out as long as they can in the final hours of his/her life comes off much worse than the actual execution part.