Scott Peterson Verdict

I didn’t honestly think the jury of the Scott Peterson trial would sentence him to death. I am actually against the death penalty, for a couple of reasons. It’s possible that an innocent person could be put to death. I’m sure this has happened in the past. As technology progresses, DNA testing is making the chance of this happening much less likely. In the end, I suppose it all comes down to what we feel a state should be able to do. Is it an honorable thing to do for a state to put a person to death? Will that really serve justice? Is there any such thing as justice in this world?

I can’t imagine what both of the families have been through. There is so much pain on both sides. As I was getting ready for work this morning, Good Morning America had three of the jurors on it’s show. They all made mention of how Scott Peterson showed little emotion throughout the trial. It does seem a bit odd. I mean, this was his wife and unborn child we are talking about. And he was the one accused of murdering them. If he is guilty, as they found, I can understand him not showing emotion, I suppose.

But my issue is that I didn’t think the show of emotion was something that was “admissible”. In other words, if Scott Peterson had shown more emotion, if he had broken down and cried during the time the court showed the pictures of his slain wife, would they have given him life in prison instead of the death penalty?

I thought that a case should be based on the facts, and nothing but the facts. Does the show or absence of emotion fall into the “fact” category? At any rate, I find it a bit bizarre that in a society that hates murder so much, the only way we can seem to deal with those who murder is to.... kill.