Christine Nema:

“Violence only and always will beget more violence. The violence we perpetrated last night not only served to bring out more hatred and violence but it diminished us as human beings. In taking a life we are not safer or ”rid” of someone deemed too evil to deserve the right to live. We just continue to spiral deeper into the kind of violence we say we abhor.”

Skillicorn had previously served time for murder when businessman Richard Drummond stopped to offer a ride to Skillicorn and two other low lifes when their car broke down. Drummond’s murder may also have diminished us as human beings, but you manage to keep a stiff upper lip about that violence. I can only hope that there are more Skillicorns out there with defective transport so that you may practice what you preach and help them first hand, like Drummond did.

“Violence only and always will beget more…”, not once that killer is put down.

So Skillicorn was picked up by a good Samaritan and he decided to put a bullet in the back of his victims head and Skillicorn has a needle put in his arm and dies and that’s brutal? Help me with this Christine! I would have preferred a public hanging or electrocution. All I can say is that he is lucky I wasnt in charge of the execution.

I will guarantee you one thing. The scum will never kill again. Next!

I agree with you Christine. As I read the comments concerning Skillcorn’s execution I was struck by the joy many seemed to have over his execution. It is easy to see Skillcorn as an object. My guess is that in order to commit a murder you must see your victim as an objects. The labels of “low life, scum, killer” ect. trick us into seeing Skillcorn as something other than human and in doing so we deny our humanity. Here’s a thought….I bet Skillcorn never read any of these comments. So why did we write them?

Actually I see Skillicorn as a killer. I would bet you that the victims family saw him as the same. Animals like Skillicorn had choices and decided to kill an innocent human being. No, I dont see him as an object, I see him as a disgusting killer!

How do you figure Skillcorn’s parents saw him?

Really I dont know. However, he had some explaining to do to them too. I’m more concerned over what the victim’s family thought. This wasnt his first murder either. So, how many people does he get to kill before he loses his own life?

My point is that I am sure they saw him differently than we see him. What was going on in his head? I mean to get so far gone mentally where a person commits murder. Thankfully before he died he was able to express regret for his actions. Hopefully the families will find some measure of peace.

Executions certainly do numb the human conscience and leave behind much blood on the hands of the executor, our government and all who are in glee over such executions.

Everyone in this life time has had plenty of time to think about if deayth penalites are right or wrong, no one is without excuse to not truly seek the answer to this question upon their own research. So many Christians and Christian leaders are following the teachings of the Enemy on this issue of the death penalty.

Are their any lawmakers who are against the death penalty? The sad truth is if people become outraged over it so would many politicians pretend to be outraged over it.

Skillcorn was tried and convicted of murder. he should have died a lot quicker than he did. Trial, take as long as it takes. Appeal 3 days, then hang him in the town square.