1. Central Texas Man's Death Sentence Upheld Despite Bible In Jury Room

Comment #234437 by Christofer C. Bell on August 21, 2008 at 11:07 am

"Holding a dogmatic stand against executions seems to believe in some hippy like notions of sanctitiy of life. One has to look at hidden choices. By choosing not to execute a cold blooded murderer, you are choosing to have another 5-6 innocent victims killed due to the reduced deterrence that you have to offer."

Can you please cite some statistics that show individuals incarcerated for the duration of their natural life are somehow able to murder another "5-6 innocent victims" whilst in prison?

2. Central Texas Man's Death Sentence Upheld Despite Bible In Jury Room

Comment #234413 by Christofer C. Bell on August 21, 2008 at 10:20 am

Raiko, the appeals process and legal fees necessary to carry out all the mandatory appeals of an execution far outstrips the cost of keeping a prisoner in custody for the decades a normal "life sentence" lasts.

Here's just one source of information on it, there are hundreds of other sites that keep track of this sort of thing:

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=108

3. Rock-Bottom Loser Entertaining Offers From Several Religions

Comment #136859 by Christofer C. Bell on March 1, 2008 at 10:02 pm

"Ask not what you can do for your God -- Ask what your God can do for you."