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The capital murder trial of Yaser Abdel Said, a 65-year-old cab driver from Lewisville accused of murdering his two teenage daughters in a purported "honor killing," began Tuesday in Dallas.

Before she died, Sarah called 911 and told the operator, "Help, my dad shot me! I'm dying, I'm dying!"

The death penalty is not an option in Yaser Said's case. If convicted of capital murder, he would automatically be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

carlson1 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:26 pm I don’t have an answer of why. This guy should be facing the death penalty if anyone should. This is a death penalty case if there has ever been one. The Dallas County DA is a coward unless he is prosecuting police officers.

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The capital murder trial of Yaser Abdel Said, a 65-year-old cab driver from Lewisville accused of murdering his two teenage daughters in a purported "honor killing," began Tuesday in Dallas.

Before she died, Sarah called 911 and told the operator, "Help, my dad shot me! I'm dying, I'm dying!"

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The death penalty is not an option in Yaser Said's case. If convicted of capital murder, he would automatically be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

carlson1 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:41 pm Well if that is the case why do we have capital punishment? I am 100% behind the death penalty. It is not used enough nor is it used quick enough. There should not be any one who sets on death row for twenty years. I believe every case can be checked and doubled check in less than ten years.

03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:07 pm Even if they gave him the death penalty, he would likely still be appealing his case 15-20 years later. Maybe it is just me but I would rather be dead than sitting in a 6x10 cell for the rest of my life.

I just saw a documentary on this case on Amazon Prime. I guess he had not been caught yet because the documentary said he had disappeared.

carlson1 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:41 pm Well if that is the case why do we have capital punishment? I am 100% behind the death penalty. It is not used enough nor is it used quick enough. There should not be any one who sets on death row for twenty years. I believe every case can be checked and doubled check in less than ten years.

OneGun wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 11:00 am

carlson1 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:41 pm Well if that is the case why do we have capital punishment? I am 100% behind the death penalty. It is not used enough nor is it used quick enough. There should not be any one who sets on death row for twenty years. I believe every case can be checked and doubled check in less than ten years.

I agree with the death penalty in concept, but I am very concerned about the administration. My concerns arise from a case in my former home in Naperville, IL. A young girl was murdered. A man called the police about a dream he had. He was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death. There was never any physical evidence that tied him to the crime. His conviction was overturned, retried and sentenced to death multiple times. In his last trial, one retired LEO testified that not all of the evidence was as it has been presented. The judge gave a directed verdict, not-guilty and he was finally released. Since that case, I've read about multiple cases where death row inmates are exonerated based on DNA evidence. The idea of executing an innocent person is not acceptable to me.

I would keep the death penalty, but the standard should not be beyond a reasonable doubt, but "no doubt" in order to apply the death penalty while keeping the "beyond reasonable doubt" standard for conviction. If the state executes a wrongly convicted person, who is held accountable?