Death Penalty #1

I believe that Clifford Boggess should have been executed.  It is undeniable that Boggess lived an extremely difficult childhood consisting of unstable familial relationships. He did not have it easy. Some may argue that Boggess's abuse caused him great distress. While this is true, it is untrue to say that the emotional stress he faced led him to commit the crime. He even admits that he was completely aware during the time of both murders. If he was psychologically insane, then he would not have been able to admit that he knew exactly what he was doing. He knew what he was doing was wrong. Furthermore, both of his murders were extremely violent and brutal. Once the victim was already dead, Boggess continued to act aggressively. Boggess did not just kill once; he killed twice.  I believe that people do have the ability to change after a crime of this sort. However, I believe that Boggess did not change. He claims that he has changed as a Christian and an artist, but I believe that he is masking is true self. Boggess talks very openly of his murders. While this demonstrates his honesty, the graphic images he conveys are very gruesome. He talks very briefly of the guilt he feels and shows little remorse. It is as if he feels that he is better than everyone and had the right to do what he did. In addition, he always appears very cheerful which makes me feel that his talk of being  apologetic to the families is an act. Boggess did not deserve to live a life in the prison nor out of prison. He asserts that he is a better person now. Still, I believe strongly that his life has nor value. He is saying things and acting in certain ways that people want to hear.  It is tough to determine whether the victims' families got justice after Boggess was executed because I was not in their same position. I believe that the only people who can say whether or not they feel that justice was served by executing Boggess is the victim's family. According the video, they appeared relieved that he was no longer living. While they will never get their loved ones back, they do not have to feel any sense of threat. They deserve to feel safe after such a terrible crime has been committed.