Sean Taylor's convicted killer sentenced in Fla.

[Monkeydad]

This case is taking an excruciating amount of time to conclude. I can't imagine what it's like for the family to have this drag on for so long and really, it's only a 1/4 of the way solved. They need closure.

So was he convicted as the man who fired the shots? It only says he told the court it was someone else.

1 down, 3 to go. Personally, I don't get the 57-year sentence or life sentences...just let the punishment fit the crime and save some tax dollars in the process. He'll be 80 at the end of his scheduled jail term and he's already proven he can't peaceably co-exist with others in society.

I say just put him to rest. His chance to contribute anything to society has passed by his own choice.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

This case is taking an excruciating amount of time to conclude. I can't imagine what it's like for the family to have this drag on for so long and really, it's only a 1/4 of the way solved. They need closure.

So was he convicted as the man who fired the shots? It only says he told the court it was someone else.

1 down, 3 to go. Personally, I don't get the 57-year sentence or life sentences...just let the punishment fit the crime and save some tax dollars in the process. He'll be 80 at the end of his scheduled jail term and he's already proven he can't peaceably co-exist with others in society.

I say just put him to rest. His chance to contribute anything to society has passed by his own choice.

Actually life in prison is cheaper than the death penalty. This is the main reason why New Jersey recently abolished the death penalty.

Good for the conviction. It's about time that ST's family started getting some closure with this.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Actually life in prison is cheaper than the death penalty. This is the main reason why New Jersey recently abolished the death penalty.

Good for the conviction. It's about time that ST's family started getting some closure with this.

You can explain this fact to people until you're blue in the face and they'll never believe you.

In any case, I think/hope that this should give the Taylor family as least a little sense of closure and for that I am grateful.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Actually life in prison is cheaper than the death penalty. This is the main reason why New Jersey recently abolished the death penalty.

Good for the conviction. It's about time that ST's family started getting some closure with this.

That's only because the bureaucracy is involved in the process.

It can be done cheaply without the extravagant last meals and legal fees. We treat these monsters of our society far too humanely after what they've done to others.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

That's only because the bureaucracy is involved in the process.

It can be done cheaply without the extravagant last meals and legal fees. We treat these monsters of our society far too humanely after what they've done to others.

Yeah, why not save money by denying the human rights that George Washington and others fought for.

Sarcasm aside, your comment is pointless. Executions are FAR more expensive than life in prison, and that is the operative fact.

[Lotus]

#21 is Kam Chancellor's role model:

Kam Chancellor motivated by Sean Taylor highlights - ESPN

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Lotus

#21 is Kam Chancellor's role model:

Kam Chancellor motivated by Sean Taylor highlights - ESPN

Thats awesome, Chancellor is an effing beast. Super aggressive hitter, not Taylor-level, but you can see how he models after Sean.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Thats awesome, Chancellor is an effing beast. Super aggressive hitter, not Taylor-level, but you can see how he models after Sean.

Yeah, Sean inspired a lot of players.

Kenny Phillips is another wearing #21 because of Taylor, who would be a great player if he could stay healthy.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Yeah, why not save money by denying the human rights that George Washington and others fought for.

Sarcasm aside, your comment is pointless. Executions are FAR more expensive than life in prison, and that is the operative fact.

Hence what I said before...

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

Hence what I said before...

Yep, you called it.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Yeah, why not save money by denying the human rights that George Washington and others fought for.

Sarcasm aside, your comment is pointless. Executions are FAR more expensive than life in prison, and that is the operative fact.

It's the near endless cycle of appeals of the death sentence, that are more expensive than life imprisonment. Not the execution itself. Correct?

And it's a disgrace that since the Sean Taylor murder, we had the Zimmerman incident and that trial begin and end, and three of the scum involved in the Taylor murder still haven't been tried.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

It's the near endless cycle of appeals of the death sentence, that are more expensive than life imprisonment. Not the execution itself. Correct?

And it's a disgrace that since the Sean Taylor murder, we had the Zimmerman incident and that trial begin and end, and three of the scum involved in the Taylor murder still haven't been tried.

That is correct, although it is not an endless cycle of appeals but more often just one automatic appeal. Life in prison in maximum security costs the state about $800,000 total. Legal bills for death penalty cases run in the $3-4 million range for each case.