Why are you addressing your post to me? I wrote the post at No. 25, and I am not a rabbi.

I was a spec ed teacher for many years.Jew or not Jew, I believe mentally disturbed wrongly medicated people might do things , unpremeditatively when panicked or threatened that they might never do otherwise (and then live to regret it) Keep society safe by keeping them institutionalized for life?Yes. State sanctioned murder of those with dysfunctional brains?No. Ignorance of brain dysfunction is horrible in this day and age.It will not bring back the poor victim to life, family and friends. But capital punishment in such a case will serve society poorly. Every effort should be made to allow a more fair trial than Martin Grossman seems to have gotten.

yet have taken both out of context. If you want to cite Talmud/Torah as a reason for having this man executed, must we not forget that justice in Torah is carried out by Torah wielding judges; hardly the case of the Florida Gov or courts. So, do not try to further your thirst for Godly "justice" by citing Torah--you insult HaShem.

i can understand your position, however we have laws in our state that says if you commit murder you can be executed. the taking of anothers life is horrific. Hashem said that if you take ones life your life will also be taken. we may not agree with the law, however it is the law and we are subject to the law of our government.

You know,Rabbi Cohen, I am open minded enough to entertain thoughts bout someone's guilt, but if one must - how does he mention it with such a callousness and indiference,many people here can learn ahavas yisroel from a former murderer!

It was a mitzvah for him to refrain from murdering a police officer. Talk of his "repentance" impresses me not at all; good riddance to bad rubbish, and high time for the Jewish community to find a less repulsive cause.

Murdering His creations (like Officer Park) and then hiding behind His Torah sounds a bit more like an insult to Hashem than pointing out that justice requires this man's execution. But then, Hashem doesn't need me-- and He certainly doesn't need you-- to determine when He's been insulted. Argue your point, but save the kannoi business for your shtieble.

I see the problem here, but if he had lived in another state and been non Jewish then they would have pardoned him or even released him. http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/01/10/mississippi-governor-pardons-convicts