Did Bundy deserve the death penalty?

...hmmm, did anyone ever think that maybe Ted knew what he was doing the whole time? That just maybe he knew that he lived in a state that had the death penalty and that when he killed the women that he was pretty much asking the state to put him out of his insane misery. If you dont like the death penalty or are planning on mass murder, here is a tip.

MOVE OUT OF A STATE THAT HAS THE DEATH PENALTY!!!


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I totally agree with you Pumpkin-Jones.
I do believe in capital punishment but I also know that the judicial system is flawed and that it is very probable that a lot of innocent people have been executed because of this flawed system. But I am also sure that a lot of guilty people have been executed as well. My personal opinion is that execution should be reserved for special cases like that of Bundy. Bundy was a monster plain and simple. He was a true Psychopath/Sociopath devoid of a conscience. He himself admitted that he didn't feel guilty. From what I can make out a psychopath/sociopath is incabable of feeling guilt for their actions, in they're minds the rest of the world can go get *beep* as long as the psycho in question gets what they desire. It is this trait that seperates the true psychopath from the common murderer and it is also why in my mind they cannot be cured or reformed. In my opinion psychopaths are born with a kind of trigger, they start out being sociopaths and then for some reason, (be it parental abuse, pornography or whatever) something snaps. I'd just like to point out here that I am not saying that abused people or pornography consumers (I am one of those and I'm proud of it!) are destined to become psychopaths but that sometimes it can be a trigger that turns that sociopath into a psychopath.
Somebody before mentioned the case of the two boys that brutally tortured and killed the two year old. That is a very interesting case to use in this debate.
I have followed this case since it came about. Now those two boys have been let out supposedly reformed (it makes me uncomfortable to think that maybe my taxes have gone towards giving a new life to these criminals), according to the reports of the therapist who worked with them, according to the reports, one of these boys actually seems reformed, (because he felt guilt?), but the other just seemed to be faking that he is reformed. now here's the problem, who in God's name let out the faker???!! I mean if the head psychologist himself did not believe that that one boy had reformed, why in Hell did they let him out?? Because the system is flawed. My opinion is that one of those boys is a true psychopath (the faker) while the other also has/had some psychological problem, I believe he was more along for the ride, possibly manipulated by the psychopath.
And this is where we come to one of the most famous traits of a Psychopath, their almost innate ability to manipulate. Many of the worlds most famous serial killers have been described as seeming such nice, friendly even, extremely atractive people. This I think comes from their lack of conscience, because they don't care about the consequences of their actions, this is a lot of times confused with confidence, and confidence in one's actions is extremely atractive to most people. Add this to their almost supernatural ability to manipulate the people around them and you've got someone quite capable of getting anybody body to do anything including help them to murder or at least turn a blind eye to it.
Okay I am sure that my opinion is just gonna throw more fuel onto the flames of this, once a debate now mostly a name slinging argument.
But this is a subject that has always fascinated me and I have always tried to keep myself well informed, I am sorry if I have some facts wrong, I have not officially studied this subject,(eg at university), as I seriously would have liked to, but I am self taught, studying indepth anything I can get my hands on: text books, media reports and documentarys, that have anything to do with this fascinating subject.
I also apologise for my lengthy comment and if you find it unstructured, all of a sudden everyone seems to be trying to get in touch with me and I'm losing my train of thought. Hopefully I can come back later and continue as there are a couple more points I'd like to address.






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I guess it's just human nature to want to kill people like bundy, but it would have been possible to rehabilitate him, with the only problem being that no-one would go for that when he can just be fried instead. Plus it isn't really right for humans to decide who get's to die. They should just give people a life sentence for things like these.

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i've read the whole thread. i'm wondering about the victims. hardly anyone at all mentioned the victims. these were people just like you and me. they had all the same experiences as all of us. a first kiss, first day of school, christmas, first car, families that loved them, fun moments, embarassing moments, everything you and i have. an actual life. bundy took that life into the woods, bound it, and verbally explained how he was going to rape it, kill it, and leave it. to me, there really isn't anything worse. the dormitory killings were horrific, but the women he killed in the woods were the most terrifying. because he wasn't rushed, and he spent time with these people. i don't think there is a god, simply because these things happen. i think religion is a man made device and really is of no help. as far as the death penalty in general is concerned, i think he deserved it. locking people up in prison doesn't deter crime, just as the death penalty doesn't deter capital crimes. that argument is flawed by the fact that you should let all prisoners free if the system doesn't deter crime. if taking a life is the most horrible punishment, which i think it is, why not have it as a punishment for the most horrible crime. victims of these crimes were citizens of this land just like us. i would want my killer caught, tried , and killed. i pay taxes, vote, and approve of the system we have. if there were some alternative, i would like to hear about it. in regard to the quote posted about the death penalty, i don't see why it is the governmnets place to teach citizens a lesson. the government i vote in is an extension of myself. if the majority of people in a certain state want this penalty, it is their right by being the majority and voting their mind. as far innocents on death row are concerned, i don't see how this is the fault of the death penalty. that is a court problem for putting an innocent on death row. drunk drivers kill innocent people all the time but we dont outlaw drinking. we dont take all the cars away because an innocent may die. if transportation is an acceptable risk, i dont see why capital punishment isn't. in essence, merely existing in any environment poses the risk of dying merely because it is inevitable. prisons are not places to redeem yourself, but instead to inflict punishment for a crime. to take freedom and liberty from someone is a severe punishment which we save for severe crimes. the less severe the crime, the less you stay. the marijuana argument posted earlier has no credibility because drugs are illegal. that is the law of the land for now. if you commit crimes, you always know there is the chance you get caught and sent to jail. serial killers know that if they get caught they could be put to death. so dosen't this blantant disregard for their own well being in favor of committing horrible crimes to satisfy perverted sexual urges deem that they be subjected to the standing laws of the land?

#1. Cops don't have the legal right to shoot to kill if there is no immediate threat.

#2. CRAWLING IN YOUR SKIN MUCH about religion?

#3. Whine, whine. "We need revenge!" To translate your posts, you're essentially asking for vengeance. Get over it. Are you going to be happier to have him killed?

Once you take the life of another person it becomes addictive. Ted would never have stopped he would of escape from prison and killed more and more people. With him being dead we don't have to worry about him taking another life we just have to wait for the next notorious serial killer to do that.