No, I do not. I firmly believe that if you step out of line, act like an animal and kill or rape someone, you just forfeited your rights to be treated as a humane member of society and the human race. While “The Thin Blue Line” is possibly my favorite documentary, as is the “Paradise Lost” series, I also follow ones like “The Cheshire Murders” where it is impossible to convince me that those two convicted “gentlemen” should not catch it with their heads.
Randall Adams (Thin Blue…) and Damien Echols (Paradise…) never confessed (only Miskelly did under duress in the West Memphis case), the Cheshire killers both did (and were caught on scene, fleeing. One even specifically requested to be lit up after his conviction, but the bleeding hearts fought him on it all the way.
I would still like to see non-refuted proof of an incorrect execution, both sides make claims of proof/lack thereof either way, depending on their agenda. But in cases where there is no doubt, such as in Cheshire, explain to me why those individuals who chose to rampage on innocent lives deserve to be treated with the same respect as law abiding citizens?
So if these kids did it and confessed, then the world can do just fine without them. We have over 6 billion people here, they aren’t all necessary and worthwhile, especially not when they step so far out of line as this.
