Ga. man gets life sentence in beating deaths of 8

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http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/crime/article/Ga-man-gets-life-sentence-in-beating-deaths-of-8-4943576.php

Russ Bynum, San Antonio Express News October 31, 2013.

Category of problem: Death penalty or life in prison for multiple murders

Level of problem: State

Who does this law affect: murderers who are awaiting trial and the families and friends of those killed.

How is this important to families or individuals?
Many family members of those that were murdered want more than anything than the same thing to happen to their murderer.  This obviously is not always the right case but in some circumstances, the jury obviously rules it to be right.

My opinion on the article:
I have never been in a situation where murder was present in my family and the person was awaiting trial, so it is very difficult for me to chime in on this conversation.  I personally believe the death penalty in SOME circumstances is absolutely the right thing to do.  If it was a crime of passion and the murderer had no criminal record and the person he or she killed harmed him or someone else then I obviously have some mercy and think the death penalty would not be necessary in some cases.  15 to life just leaves so much room for other murders.  If the person is prone to violence like in this situation, killing a staggering 8 people not even with a gun, but by beating them to death, then I just don't see how it could be a good idea to let this individual live.  He is getting life without parole but that just means he literally has nothing to live for knowing he will never be out and use this violence in prison against other inmates or even against guards.  I just think this might need to be one of those cases where capital punishment might be a good idea.