He Said-TOPIC: Executing child rapists-We don’t need to add more problems to death penalty

Susan isn’t hard to beat in an argument, which is why I always take pleasure in writing this segment for the paper. But apparently Susan is growing tired of this arrangement so she suggested we write about child rapists ‘ and she was kind enough to leave me this side of the argument.
I’m not about to defend anyone who rapes a child, but I do agree with the Supreme Court ruling that says convicted child rapists should not face the death penalty. We should fix all the kinks, and endless delays, in our current death penalty system before adding more new problems.
For starters, there are convicted killers who don’t face the death penalty. Doug Myers killed two children and a grown woman and somehow avoided death row. Mary Winkler shot her husband while he slept and didn’t even serve a year in jail.
The rare killers who are sentenced to death take years to execute ‘ if they are ever killed by the state at all. If prosecutors are eager to kill criminals, start with all the inmates who have been on death row for five years. Let’s start today and execute them all by the end of the weekend. You won’t hear any complaints from me.
Outside of endless delays, one of my biggest contentions with capital punishment has always been that sentences aren’t issued fairly. If you’re wealthy, your chances of facing the death penalty are virtually non-existent. If you’re poor, it’s a different story.
The same can be said for minorities. If you’re white, your chances of getting the death penalty are slim. If you’re black, they are much higher.
Of course politicians don’t want to hear any of this. I’ve already heard cries from some of them who say this Supreme Court ruling is a travesty, that it creates a situation where this country is less safe for our children.
I can point to dozens and dozens of factors which are making life less safe for our children. And I can point to dozens of crimes where I think the perpetrator should spend at least twice as much time behind bars.
But trying to expand a death penalty program that’s already broken isn’t in the best interest of justice. It would only be creating more problems.