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Letters: Flavia, dogs are actually innocent

RE FLAVIA Colgan's Jan. 14 op-ed on the death penalty: We treat innocent dogs better than guilty humans for exactly that reason - guilt. An animal is usually euthanized in the later stages of life when it becomes sick and cruel for an owner to keep it alive for selfish purposes.

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RE FLAVIA Colgan's Jan. 14 op-ed on the death penalty:

We treat innocent dogs better than guilty humans for exactly that reason - guilt. An animal is usually euthanized in the later stages of life when it becomes sick and cruel for an owner to keep it alive for selfish purposes.

A human, on the other hand, chooses the road he follows. His victims never had a choice to change the outcome of the guilty person's actions.

The American College of Physicians calls lethal injection "unethical." Give me a break. The way a guilty person chooses to eliminate an innocent life is the same way he should meet his own demise. Eye for an eye! Ask the families of departed loved ones if they are concerned about the "cruel death." I sure know I'm not.

Don't worry about the way in which we execute our guilty, let's worry about the many loopholes and lengthy appeals process in our system. This allows the guilty to live while justice drags her feet. One appeal, and it should be over. Put my taxes to better use than housing these subhumans.

Gary Capuano, Philadelphia

Yes, lethal injection may very well be "cruel and unusual punishment," but let's go back to the one sure, quick method of carrying out the death sentence - a firing squad.

It's over so quickly.

The ones who really suffer are the relatives and friends of the victims. It's way past time we give them some peace and relieve their suffering. It's high time we carry out the sentence in a reasonable amount of time.

Tom Woodruff, Oreland