What should be eligible for the death penalty?

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Here is another case.

A guy I went to high school with owned an old Mercury Cougar. I would say it WAS a 1967 or so. Anyway, during our early twenties, he decided to take that thing well over 100 on a road where we lived. Mind you, it was a 40 mph speed limit and it was 3 lanes each way with a median divider. Anyway, an old lady pulled out in front of him and he T-boned her, sending her to her grave.

He was found guilty of manslaughter and given 5 years probation. He never served a day in jail. Being an avid hunter, I guess it was also punishment that he couldn't own any firearms because he is a convicted felon.

With that said, I had gone 105 on that same road with my Mustang, but that was before I was 20 and I always made sure it was late at night and that there was no traffic. Granted, that is no excuse, but at least I only did that once. Prior to that, I had gotten the car up to 125 in two other places and was surprised to find out how long it takes to stop (i.e., I barely stopped for a red light and stop sign on each occassion). Haven't broken 100 in many years now.