Death Penalty Is Sought for Suspect in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

[SummerMadness]

Death Penalty Is Sought for Suspect in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Federal prosecutors said on Monday that they would seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing 11 worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue in October, in what has been called the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in United States history.

In a court filing, they argue that "a sentence of death is justified" by the circumstances in 22 of the 63 federal charges against the man, Robert D. Bowers, citing his motivation and his "lack of remorse."

 

[Basil the Great]

Pope Francis would not approve of this news and neither do I.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

A humane death is too kind for him. Let him rot in a cell for the rest of his life.

 

[Hank77]

Put him in Supermax with the other terrorists were he has lots of time to consider what he has done. Hopefully, he will see the error of his ways, if not he'll have lots of time to regret how he destroyed his own life.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

A humane death is too kind for him. Let him rot in a cell for the rest of his life.

They don't rot in prison. They have pretty good lives.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

I think an old fashion hanging might be a better idea.

 

[Cimorene]

I don't believe in the death penalty but I think he needs an extremely harsh sentence! What he did was so incredibly horrible.

 

[Cimorene]

A humane death is too kind for him. Let him rot in a cell for the rest of his life.

This!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cimorene]

Do the prosectors ever ask the families of the victims what they want?? Bc what if they don't believe in the death penalty either & they would rather him instead be in prison his whole life?

 

[Desk trauma]

They don't rot in prison. They have pretty good lives.

So long as you consider zero privacy, sub standard food, the daily threat of violence and possible death good.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

So long as you consider zero privacy, sub standard food, the daily threat of violence and possible death good.

Charles Manson had a decent life in prison. Why shouldn't this man.

 

[Desk trauma]

Charles Manson had a decent life in prison. Why shouldn't this man.

Reality.

 

[grasping the after wind]

Charles Manson had a decent life in prison. Why shouldn't this man.

It still seems strange to me that the people that actually murdered the vicitims in that case served less time than the one that did not.

 

[Tinker Grey]

It still seems strange to me that the people that actually murdered the victims in that case served less time than the one that did not.

• Tex Watson is still in prison after more than 50 years.
• Susan Atkins died in prison of brain cancer in 2009 after about 39 years
• Bobby Beausoleil -- still in prison.
• Mary Brunner was granted immunity to testify. She was granted immunity precisely because she didn't participate in the murders.
• Bruce M. Davis -- still in prison
• Squeaky Fromme -- paroled in 2009 after 34 years (not part of the murders)
• Sandra 'Blue' Good -- 15 year sentence for death threats. Didn't participate in the murders.
• Clem Grogan -- the only Manson family murderer to be released. Cooperated with police. Provided evidence. (About 15 years?) Has stayed out of trouble since his release in 1988.

Manson spent about an equal amount of time with most of the members that participated in the murders up until his death.

What Happened To Every Charles Manson Follower? - Grunge

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I'm not sure who aside from Grogan served less time for the murders than Manson

 

[grasping the after wind]

• Tex Watson is still in prison after more than 50 years.
• Susan Atkins died in prison of brain cancer in 2009 after about 39 years
• Bobby Beausoleil -- still in prison.
• Mary Brunner was granted immunity to testify. She was granted immunity precisely because she didn't participate in the murders.
• Bruce M. Davis -- still in prison
• Squeaky Fromme -- paroled in 2009 after 34 years (not part of the murders)
• Sandra 'Blue' Good -- 15 year sentence for death threats. Didn't participate in the murders.
• Clem Grogan -- the only Manson family murderer to be released. Cooperated with police. Provided evidence. (About 15 years?) Has stayed out of trouble since his release in 1988.

Manson spent about an equal amount of time with most of the members that participated in the murders up until his death.

What Happened To Every Charles Manson Follower? - Grunge

It can be difficult to keep up with what happened to the Manson Family in the ensuing decades. What happened to every Charles Manson follower?

www.grunge.com

I'm not sure who aside from Grogan served less time for the murders than Manson

Thanks for the update. Manson did not commit any of the murders. Why would one expect him to serve the same or more time as those who did? I would have expected his sentence to be more akin to the others that did not participate. Should inciting others to commit violence up to murder, carry the same sentence as committing violence or murder? I don't see how that is reasonable. BTW if one is on site as part of the group that is doing the killing, even if one is not doing the killing one is still participating in the murder.