Monday, November 8, 2010

Clifford Boggess

Clifford Boggess should have been executed. I do believe people can change, but I do not believe that Clifford Boggess is a changed man. Within hours of his death he still showed no emotion, never once did I see guilt in his eyes or sorrow in his words. The answers that Boggess gave were very detached of emotion. Clifford Boggess committed two murders in cold blood. He knew what he was doing at the time and he premeditated both murders, he carefully chose his victims by picking ones who could not defend themselves Boggess dehumanized himself by ignoring something he loved very much in life, his grandfather. Before his second murder he saw his victims granddaughter and heard her call him papa, and he said he even thought about his grandfather, but according to him it was too late. Boggess had no emotions then and still did not leading up to his final hours. . Boggess said, in rearguards to the second murder that it was overkill "just to be brutal". He even went as far to say that there are things that he enjoyed about the murdered and shows a sense of pride in his work. The video said that Boggess even bragged about the murders to his friends, that does not sound like a man with guilt. I believe that Boggess is using Christianity as a defense for his actions. When writing a letter or regret to one of his victims granddaughters, he showed little guilt but instead put in many Bible passages. I believe that if Clifford Boggess was truly sorry and was truly a changed man then he would not need to force his Christan ideas, but they would rather show through his guilt. Clifford Boggess had done too much damage to deserve a second chance, his murders were out of nothing except cold blood and what's to stop him from doing it again? The victims families had been haunted since the day that their loved ones were murdered by Clifford Boggess. They should not have to live in fear and anger everyday, Boggess has already taken enough from them. While the execution of Boggess does not bring their family member back, it does allow them to have a peace of mind that their is justice for their loved ones.