If Tsarnaev is found guilty, he should be visited by fundamentalist Christians every day.

[reformist2]

Or would that be considered cruel and unusual punishment? :p

[Buzz Clik]

1. Jehova's Witnesses. And let's toss in an insurance agent or two.

Encyclopedia salesmen? Too cruel?

[backscatter712]

15. Mormons!

Definitely cruel and unusual punishment!

[FarCenter]

35. Westboro Baptist Church

Tell them that he's gay. Keep them away from everybody else.

[Buzz Clik]

37. The ultimate anti-terror weapon.

[malaise]

2. Pathetic

Every day I give thanks that I'm an athiest

[madokie]

4. +1000

You and I both
I lost my religion years ago and never tried to get it back.
Now I'm in the last segment of my life and I have no regrets

[AAO]

18. I didn't lose my religion - I know exactly where it is

I just refuse to go there anymore.

[madokie]

21. that would be more appropriate for me too I suppose

I just liked the sound of lost my religion.

[AAO]

23. No matter how you describe it, I'm glad you lost it!

[madokie]

25. Yup, it matters not the why

it only matters that it is the way it is. to me anyway

[AAO]

28. The world would be such a better place if everyone agreed.

[reformist2]

5. I was just kidding!

[Mopar151]

3. He should be set up on work release

To be Honey BooBoo's personal assistant. A week of that would have me begging to weed carrots at Parchman Farm.

[davidpdx]

39. That would be worse than the death penalty

I've never seen the show, but I've seen clips of it on other programs. Talk about ridiculous.

[Arkana]

6. A penalty worse than death if I ever heard one.

[RebelOne]

22. In his case, I believe so. n/t

[Javaman]

7. no.

He should be visited by the families who lost loved ones and by the ones wounded, randomly, throughout his life term.

They will be allowed to berate him, swear at him and say anything they want for as long as he lives.

Never a day will go by where he will be free from their rightful torment.

He will never know when they will visit and he can not say a word at all in reply.

Life in prison is what he deserves.

[CTyankee]

8. I think a combination of fundies and victims families would be best.

One day the fundies come in and preach hellfire and damnation if he doesn't give his soul to Jesus. The next day the victims families come in and tell him what they think of him. The utter torment of being whipsawed between the two would probably do the trick of just punishment. Day after day, with no end in sight.

[reformist2]

14. Sounds like hell on earth!

[CTyankee]

17. And he's only 19. What a prospect!

[magical thyme]

27. you are assuming he would care

or that this would bother him.

What if he doesn't care? Or worse, what if he gets some sort of pleasure knowing he inflicted their pain? Your scenario could be a reward, not a punishment.

The families who lost loved ones would gain nothing from this, they certainly would not heal. They would only be punishing themselves.

[Javaman]

31. That's true, but I can bet you...

since he's working with the authorities now, he has regrets and in 10 years while he's rotting away in a prison, those regrets will haunt him every single day of his life. To, I couldn't think of a sweeter hell for him after what he as done.

Then compound that with the people whose life he as effected randomly coming him to condemn and berate him, that would be the ultimate punishment.

[magical thyme]

41. I disagree that those he's injured berating him would automatically be punishment for him

And while initially it may -- or may not -- be therapeutic for the survivors of his violence, ultimately it would not be helpful to them either.

I write from somebody who has suffered some significant losses in my life due directly to other's envy and/or hatred, and who has witnessed family members spend a lifetime stewing in hatred against their abusers.

[Javaman]

42. While that may or may not be true in every situation...

life in prison, to me, is still the ultimate punishment.

[Phillip McCleod]

9. yep and don't forget the hymnals.

nothing more tortuous than listening to a congregation of bluehairs off-key warbling 'onward christian soldiers!'

'turn your hearing aid up, barb! you're going flat, again!'

'whaaaaaattt, harold?!'

'TURN YOUR HEARING AID UP!!'

[reformist2]

13. LOL!

[blue neen]

36. My brother and I used to call those ladies "The Chicken Sisters!"

Giggling would commence...then we'd get the stink eye from Grandma!

[undeterred]

10. No, he should have to listen to Yoko Ono.

[AAO]

19. That wouldn't bother me that much - unless you're referring to her "singing"!

[Gman]

11. LOL! Give the WBC something constructive to do

[geek tragedy]

12. Timeshare salespeople. nt

[LeftishBrit]

16. Make him and Anders Breivik share a cell somewhere; that would punish both of them!

[Bad Thoughts]

20. So he can be re-radicalized as a Xian Dominionist? No thanks. eom

[nomorenomore08]

24. Gotta give those assholes *something* to do I guess...

[zappaman]

26. And AMWAY!

Don't forget AMWAY...

[Progressive dog]

29. Kind of two birds with one stone nt

[get the red out]

30. I didn't think we supported torture on DU?

[JoePhilly]

32. The snake handler variety might be good

[madrchsod]

33. i`d say it would be....

i`m a believer in what was attributed to christ and these right wing fundies piss me off. i disarmed them once by saying my belief in christ`s message was different than theirs. they stood there speechless for a minute then said thank you and walked away.

[Dr. Strange]

34. "This wasn't what I was expecting when I was told about 72 virgins!"

[Zorra]

38. Hands down, that's the best argument for the death penalty that I've ever heard. nt

[davidpdx]

40. No, what would be the ultimate penalty is if 3 or 4 times a year he had to listen to taped messages

From his victims and families about the harm he has caused. That would be so much worse than the death penalty.