Cruel? I don't think so!

I keep reading about how we should abolish the death penalty because it is cruel and unusual punishment, thus violating the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Lethal injection for instance, might cause intense pain, or the condemned might actually be aware of what is taking place while the lethal drug combination is administered. One article after another illustrates various objections to the death penalty.

The one issue that is always over looked is the victim; the person that was brutally murdered by the condemned inmate, that many death penalty opponents want to so desperately save using the constitution as the final word. In the mind of some people who are against the death penalty, all people deserve equal protection under the law as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

What about the law abiding citizen who was just minding their own business, living within in the confines of the law and within the parameters of social acceptance; do they deserve any consideration? What about their rights? Why should someone who violates the rights of another expect special rights after sentencing is passed?

My mother was the victim of a serial killer named, Charles Cullen. He is a despicable human being who refuses to this day to acknowledge what he did was murder. He continues to tell people that he was trying to remove pain from people’s lives by what he considered a mercy killing. This pathetic person still tortures the families of the victims by making sure he gets his name in the press about every six months. Just to let us know that Charlie is alive and doing well. Why does this happen? Because Charlie is still alive and able to read books, watch TV and learn about how Jesus will save him.

Now just to be fair about the criminal justice system, it’s worth noting that a plea deal was given to Charlie in exchange for his full cooperation with the police regarding all the people he murdered. I think it’s over 40 people the last time I checked. Charles Cullen murdered his victims by lethal injection. It was a horrible, brutal form of capitol punishment for those he murdered, including my mother, who did not do a thing to anyone to deserve the death penalty. The lethal injection she received, right before my eyes, caused her immense suffering, pain and was anything but antiseptic. It was cruel and unusual punishment for a crime she did not commit.

Where was the constitution for her? Where is the constitution for people who live their lives in peace? The constitution is there for murderers who cause pain and agony, who rape and destroy. These condemned criminals did not care how they murdered their victims, nor did they stop and think the pain they caused their victims. Therefore no one should care about whether they feel pain or not. People should care about justice first and foremost.