It was too fast and hard to hear. I wanted to enjoy it and some of the facts were spot on, but it was impossible because of the pacing.
Reviews for "Capital Punishment: The Musical [NATA]"
The 4 stars was for the animation skills and humorous lyrics, but how about we clear up some facts from a law major on the honor role:
Your neck will never be put into a noose for child abuse, the ONLY crimes which you may be put to death for are:
Capital Murder (as defined as murder committed during the commission of another felony OR murder of a special case person (elderly, law enforcement, small children etc. SO unless "child abuse" means he killed said child, no dice according to federal law) Note that each state has variations on the EXACT nature, but the core is the same. You may be put to death for treason of the state. Here is the Federal list http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/federal-laws-providing-death-penalty
Yes you can hang as punishment in washington state; HOWEVER, IT IS THE CHOICE OF THE DEFENDANT (source http://www.doc.wa.gov/offenderinfo/capitalpunishment/) to be hung in lieu of lethal injection.
While it is true that it CAN cost 20 times more to house death row inmates than a life w/o parole sentence, THAT INCLUDES THE MASSIVE COST OF COURT APPEALS. The appeal process from after sentencing to final decision can take approximately 20 years (source http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/costs-death-penalty) A more efficient way should be found
in my opinion.
ONLY die because the victim is white? BULL****.Did the jury say "yeah we are going to sentence this guy to death only because he killed a white". Please do recall that a jury has non-white people on it (source http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/juryselect.html).
I will not speak on the foreign or ancient laws on death penalty as I am not familiar enough with them to render an opinion.
"1 in 25 people who receive the death penalty are actually innocent" There is no way to prove this claim. While it is true that before DNA evidence was introduced we had many people put to death, modern day forensics and procedures for handling them are nigh foolproof (I will make no claim that they are 100% correct as that would be impossible) and the court can easily determine during the course of the trail if mistakes are made during the investigative process. DESPITE POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS, LAWYERS DO MORE THAN CLAIM INNOCENCE. it is the DUTY of a lawyer to review EVERY detail of an investigation by the police against their client AND conduct their own as well. Public defenders are no exception to this. AND a defendant is given an automatic appeal to the state Supreme court. In some states (Texas included) he/she is given this appeal EVEN IF THEY DO NOT WISH IT (source http://www.capitalpunishmentincontext.org/resources/dpappealsprocess)
TL;DR Some of the facts presented are flawed or outright incorrect.
Now I personally believe you have EVERY right to create, post and educate people on this while giving an anti-death penalty statement. My issue is the "As a side note, all ten of these facts are actually true" which is a highly misleading statement.
Legal details aside, it is a funny animation that is put together extremely well.
The animation was pretty good and the song was okay. I do have a bone to pick with the argument implied through your handling of the subject, though.
"1/25 people who receive the death penalty actually innocent."
That fact again, "24/25 people who receive the death penalty are legitimately guilty." The horrible truth that innocent people get screwed over does not legitimize abolishing capital punishment, it just means we need to reevaluate the standard of proof required to apply it.
The lyrics were decent, the animation ok, but the VA was terrible. The "oh god, what, YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH" was shrill and ear piercing.
its funny but what the fuck