What time is the candle light vigil for Muhammad tomorrow?

[valvano]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,573090,00.html

living about 10 miles from their Ashland, VA crime scene this is welcome news

[QueenAdrock]

Uh-huh. I lived in Montgomery County my whole life (a whole zero miles from majority of the shootings), but personally, I'd rather see him rot in jail than be put out of his misery so soon.

So, why exactly should people hold a candle light vigil? I don't agree with the death penalty, but I certainly don't have any sympathy for him. To suggest otherwise about the people on this board is pretty stupid.

[ms.peachy]

Well you know, it's not something I would do. But, there are people who feel very strongly against the death penalty, and they are allowed to express that in a peaceful, non-threatening manner. Because, that's what you're allowed to do in America - even (or perhaps, especially) if the sentiment you are expressing is not popular. So if there are people who feel moved to hold a vigil, then so be it - I'd much rather be a citizen of a country where they can, than where they can't.

[Bob]

if you're guilty and you get a life sentence, you go to prison and you stay there and you die there

if you're innocent and you get a life sentence, you either go to prison and stay there and die there or you get exonerated eventually. too little too late but at least you didn't die in prison.


if you're guilty and you get a death sentence, you go to prison and you stay there and you die there. it takes loads of appeals and taxpayer money but at least your life ends sooner than it would naturally

if you're innocent and you get a death sentence you go to prison and you use up loads of taxpayer money in appeals and you'd better damn well hope you get exonerated before the government kills you



i feel like candle light vigils are less about the defendants and more about the punishments (ie, the government putting you down like a dog, something that doesn't happen anywhere in the industrialized world other than america)

[Echewta]

I remember the candlelight vigils soon after 9/11. I think there was a national day or something and everyone in my neighborhood was out on the sidewalk with candles talking to each other. It was such a lovely and sober moment that took a tragedy to create.