Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn

Over the years I have become skeptical of the fairness of the death penalty due to the large number of cases of people on death row who were later proven to not be guilty of the original charges by DNA evidence, recanted testimony, confessions by third parties and other circumstances. However, that being said, if there is a death penalty law in effect as there is in this case, a terrorist who plants a bomb on a crowded city street to kill and maim civilians and who is guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt via video evidence and a confession has to be one of the most deserving perpetrators.