tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post116896307100174997..comments2023-10-16T12:15:33.735-04:00Comments on Abolish the Death Penalty: On botched executionsabe@abolition.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17673303302445527734noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1169310738709135562007-01-20T11:32:00.000-05:002007-01-20T11:32:00.000-05:00I have recently begun taking a closer look at the ...I have recently begun taking a closer look at the death penalty. I will be honest with you--I have no qualms with the death penalty; I have never met anyone that is adamently against the death penalty. <BR/><BR/>I find it interesting that (it seems) there is more sympathy for those on death row than their victims. I truly don't understand the logic that bemoans the "cruel and unusual punishment" of the "botched execution" of someone like <A HREF="http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/vandiver049.htm" REL="nofollow">William Vandiver</A>. Following the link in your post, I read that Vandiver <EM>[stabbed his victim] in the back with a fish filet knife "at least 100 times." 34 deep knife wounds were later discovered on the body. He hit him in the head 5 or 6 times with his gun, but he was still breathing. By Vandiver's own admission, decapitation was the immediate cause of death. Vandiver and the other family members then sectioned up the body while making jokes.</EM><BR/><BR/>Could you please explain how Mr. Vandiver's "suffering" is more tragic than that of Paul Komyatti, his victim. From the account cited above, it appears to me that Vandiver premeditated the murder and acted completely without remorse for his actions.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044809909346778655noreply@blogger.com