Calif. death penalty system 'dysfunctional'

By Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY
The California death penalty system, plagued by backlogs in appeals that routinely delay executions by more than two decades, is "dysfunctional" and in danger of collapse, a state commission concluded Monday.

The report by the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice offered a blistering indictment of the system, saying the state has fostered a "disrespect for the rule of law and weakened any possible deterrent benefits of capital punishment."

In the state that maintains the largest death row � currently 669 condemned inmates � the report determined that California could save up to $100 million a year by abolishing the death penalty. Yet the 22-member panel stopped short of recommending its elimination.



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[Umm, just how much would California have saved by actually executing the 669 inmates? Shouldn't that be factored in? What kind of messed up logic says that the defense gets to bugger up a system and claim that the system is broken and therefore should be abandoned? Seems that a few years ago a defendant made that argument to the Supreme Court ("It has been cruel and unusual to be kept on death row for so long, so let me go...").]

Seems that the United States Supreme Court has suddenly reversed its opinion regarding the death penalty. But, coverage of this event has been hard to come by. The liberal media has suppressed any stories, hoping no one would learn about this momentous event.

If you want to learn about this change of heart, go to the Onion web site. Then, in the search box, type "death penalty". Check out the video from the first story that comes up on the list. I think you will see why no one is passing on this amazing news.

P.S. Please check your office policy before watching streaming video that may contain words previously used by George Carlin, may God bless his soul.