Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Well pardon meeee
If I had the power to pardon people in jail...I don't think that I would exercise that power, unless they were blatantly in need of a lesser sentencing. I feel that the legal system has good people in it, and trust their decisions to put people in jail. However, there are times when sentencing can seem unfair. For example, the guy who inadvertently killed bald eagles by trying to poison coyotes. It sounds like he has/had been in jail for quite a few years. I don't think that the punishment matches the crime. It sounds like he just made a stupid mistake, so he should have to make it up to the eagles because he's certainly not helping anyone by taking up tax dollars in jail. Some sort of eagle community service is in order I think. For bigger issues, like people on death row, I think that I would pardon them. I don't really believe in the death penalty, but who am I to say who lives and die? Wouldn't I have to pardon ALL people on death row if I were to pardon one of them for that reason? If I were a governor, I would try to implement some way of giving people the same effect of the death penalty...but without the death. That sounds really weird but I just don't think that anyone on Earth can say who lives and who dies. As President I would try to do the same thing, or at least bring some sort of committee together to purpose an idea like that to me.
Eagle community service:) maybe he should have to become an eagle scout? No really I believe that the system is there for a reason and if presidents have to have to exercise this power a ton then the system needs to be fixed.
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