It has now been more than a week since the death penalty trial of Jeffrey Knoble was front-page news and he was instead sentenced to life in prison.
I am personally relieved that I am no longer reminded every day that we live in a state that continues to believe the cold-blooded, deliberate and premeditated killing of a person is an appropriate form of punishment.
An Easton police officer speaks with Jeffrey Knoble before he’s taken into custody on March 11, 2015. Sue Beyer | lehighvalleylive.com
I am personally relieved as a taxpayer that my tax dollars will not be wasted on imposing a punishment that is much more expensive and yet no more effective than life in prison.
I am personally relieved that the family of the victim will not need to relive their loss every time the death sentence is appealed and that the mother of Knoble will not need to plead for her son’s life in the penalty phase of the trial.
I am personally relieved that Knoble will no longer have the courtroom stage to act the part of an arrogant, violent psychopath. If someone who acted as despicable and nonredeemable as Knoble does not get the death penalty, how can District Attorney John Morganelli believe it is still necessary to keep it for the worst of the worst?
David Rose
Easton
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