Two innocent people died! And for all he knew, they could have still been alive in the car. The girl WAS still alive, according to the reports she died after the car was set alight.
Maybe he was a victim as well, but he was well on his way to being an evil human being. How can you be sure that was the first time he was involved in murdering someone?
As I stated, no one said he shouldn't have gotten punished. He was in a lose lose situation, because that's how gangs work. He probably would've gotten killed himself if he disobeyed orders. If someone had a gun to your head, or in cases with violent gangs... what would you do? It's a problem and truth that gangs target kids with troubling histories. Again, they waited 20 YEARS to do this execution. If he was really THAT bad and there was evidence he performed multiple aggravated murders, they would not have waited that long...
They were actually supposed to perform the execution last year. But they went through ANOTHER repeal process to review his case.
Maybe I do give people benefits of the doubt.
But hey, I do hold the belief people can be forgiven if they genuinely seem remorseful, in the case of a first time offense....
This happened in 1999 ffs. Maybe not all, but some people can change. They executed the gunman who actually did cause the murders already. They should've looked deeper into this man's participation and case...
"I'm sorry ... I wish I could take it all back, but I can't," Bernard said to the family of the Bagleys during his three-minute last words. "That's the only words that I can say that completely capture how I feel now and how I felt that day."
and he was forgiven by the family of the victims.
Georgia Baagley spoke to reporters within 30 minutes of the execution and became emotional when she spoke about Bernard's and Vialva's apologies.
"The apology and remorse ... helped very much heal my heart," she said, beginning to cry and recompose herself. "I can very much say: I forgive them."