I do think that this is exactly that kind of case, and I base that mostly on the fact that Bobby Cutts was an officer of the law. with his training, and his oath, he new even if the first death was an accident HIS child could have lived. He also must have known that his son could have died being left alone for 24 hours to fend for himself. He gave those two children no thought at all, now they (the defence) wants us to believe he is this great father, I think his family should try to keep him as far away from his other children as possible. he could snap again if things don’t go his way.

I agree that the death penalty isn’t warranted in this case. I think we should be a little more discriminating when tossing around the death penalty, if only so we don’t lose it altogether.
I wonder though if life in prison is any more merciful.
I don’t know about BTK or Dahmer, but Charles Manson was originally sentenced to death….his sentence was commuted to life the last time the death penalty was abolished.

No, I won’t be firing off an email to you; I’ll simply make a comment to your post.
Jamie, like it or not this is EXACTLY the kind of case for the death penalty. Cutts only took responsibility for his crime after he realized his lies weren’t fooling people any longer. That’s what killers do. They see if they can get away with their vicious crimes by lying and when they realize that it isn’t working, only then do they play at showing remorse. You seem to forget that the two people who were murdered aren’t the only ones affected by this monster’s actions.

-1971 Charles Manson WAS sentenced to death. His death sentence was reduced to life in prison when the California Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional.

-Dennis Rader (The BTK killer) committed his crimes before Kansas reinstated the death penalty in 1994.

-In regards to Jeffery Dahmer, Wisconsin does not have the death penalty.

Your examples are moot when comparing them to Cutts.

“Most of us continue to believe that those who show utter contempt for human life by committing remorseless, premeditated murder justly forfeit the right to their own life.”
– Alex Kozinski, U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

In the cases cited, did the states allow for death?

Jurors should be allowed to dealve out sentences commensurate with the laws their legislators have promulgated. Not dependent upon which, we the public, deem more heinous than others.

What is more heinous-someone killing their wife and unborn child v. a serial killer with random and most likely, unknown victims? Both.

Ms Floyd

A little research is required here.
The BTK Killer would have been given the death penalty in Kansas if it were a possibility.
The killings were before the death penalty was lawful in Kansas and because of that, the death penalty was not an option.
Had it been, he would most certainly have received it.

Jeffrey Dahmer did not get the death penalty because it was not a form of punishment in Wisconsin.

Charles Manson DID receive the death penalty but it was later reduced to life in prison because the death penalty was later abolished.

What we ask of someone who should know better, who was a police officer, who saved a man’s life on a bridge….what we ask of him is to call 911 and try to save his child even if they couldn’t save the mother of his children. It is what he did immediately following her death, even if you believe it was an accident…he might be compassionate to a stranger on a bridge but apparently he was more worried about himself than his own children and their mother…and continued that same attitude for days following…when did he know his son Blake was safe, and when did he care?

It’s a shame that this kind of trial and crime is run on passion and not on the same common sense Jamie shows in her final word. The law has no room for emotion, it is and was created to be based on facts and evidence, not a prosecutor’s tainted comments last heard by the Jury before deliberations begin. In this case the evidence shows the deaths of the victims, was not pre-meditated. It was not extreme and horrifying torture. It was the lack of compassion shown for an unborn child and the subsequent abuse and lack of respect he showed for Jessie and her baby’s body that has the “get even attitude” coming to life here. We as Humans, are by nature easily influenced by power. What in our society is more powerful than an officer of the court , as is the prosecutor. What could be a bigger misuse of power than a prosecutor praying on the emotion of a terrible crime such as this. The prosecutor who should be “winning’ the case on facts and letters of law, not by drama or by playing on the emotions of unsuspecting, trusting juries. At times our court system and especially our prosecutors remind me of the “Queen of Hearts” in Alice in Wonderland. All she kept saying was “Off with their heads !”

Did Manson and Dahmer get the death penalty?

No.

Did they deserve it?

Yes.

So does Cutts.. not only did he MURDER his this woman and HIS unborn child, but he then also deserted his toddler… who may have WATCHED his mother die.

He left that toddler ALONE for over 24 hours, left him alone for someone else to find.

Sure, he’s sorry now… now that he’s been caught and faces death too.
You say we’re supposed to be better than him, and I guess that’s all up to perception isn’t it?

We ARE better than him if we give him lethal injection/electric chair/ hanging… because he had the CHOICE to commit his heinous crime. He could’ve NOT done it.

We are better because we gave him the chance to be tried in front of a jury of his peers, which that poor woman and their unborn child didn’t get.. a chance.

Lawyers… the bane to humanity. Hope you make tons of money with your yellow journalism matched with your bleeding heart BS. You and your ilk are WHY there are the problems we have today.

Permissive forgiveness and no consequences that might make an action not happen.

Hope you and all the bleeding hearts are happy, because you’ve really screwed up this world.

I am not moved by the remarks of Bobby Cutts or his atty’s. They ask for the jury to “take pity” on the man. Boo-hoo, I had a bad relationship with my father, boo-hoo I wish I could bring them back. While he sits in court with his atty’s., family and friends we seem to forget the REAL victims of this situation. We have not one , but two individuals who will NEVER have the luxury of inhaling and exhaling as he does every single day! His tears come today but were not available a couple of days ago . . . I guess I could bring about tears to if I was looking at the death sentence. I feel his tears are because he was caught, not because he took two lives.

Jami, I can’t believe you don’t think that the Cutts case is NOT A DEATH case. My GOD He KILLED this girl friend and HIS OWN BLOOD. This CASE Crys FOR DEATH

In your discussions today regarding the prejudices of juries regarding racial lines, both you and your guests agreed there are still deep prejudices. However, from the way I read all of you the problem only exists from white toward blacks, and/or minorities.

My problem is that it appears the problem cuts across all sides. Yet the problem only seems to be discussed as if it is only from the white community.

From what I see the problem is across all races and it is no better from one race to another.

Why is it I feel this way about the way these types of discussions are presented? I cannot remember a time when the racial feelings and thoughts are presented as any type of problems from the minority communities.

I am starting to feel that the white community is and will be the only racially baised community.