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Yes, it was maximum security. Yes, we had Death Row and Sparky at my institution, Kentucky State Penitentiary.
We had an inmate there who had a fresh outlook on the death penalty. (He had been on Death Row when the '72? ruling came down and was subsequently commuted to life.) His take concerned gang-related killings - primarily drive-by shootings. Too bad it wouldn't work under our legal system, because I believe his approach might just work. I AM NOT CONDONING THIS. Here it is:
Gang members who kill innocent bystanders, such as a kid or gramps in the living room of their home, by means of firearms in drive-by shootings get 30 days for both trial and appeals. On the 31st day, the shooter is hanged in public, in his 'hood. Leave the body up for a week or so to give all the other gang bangers a chance to look at it and digest the consequences of such actions. You have to admit that it should give his fellow bangers pause when considering a killing spree.
Impractical, unworkable, illegal: but still an interesting thought that would likely work.
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