'It's barbaric': Internet debates if Bryan Kohberger 'deserves' death penalty for Idaho quadruple murders
MOSCOW, IDAHO: University of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger will make his next court appearance in June this year for his preliminary hearing. The 28-year-old former PhD criminology student is charged with stabbing to death Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, in the early morning hours of November 13, last year in an off-campus apartment in Moscow, Idaho.
Kohberger, who was living in Pullman, Washington, and attending Washington State University at the time of the murders, was arrested in his home state of Pennsylvania after a nearly seven-week investigation and charged with four counts of murder and one count of burglary in connection with the murders. The case is still under investigation, and it is unclear whether Kohberger would face the death penalty if found guilty.
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Internet debates if Kohberger deserves death penalty
As investigators are doing their part to solve and understand the potential motive behind the murder, the internet started to debate whether Kohberger should get the death penalty or life imprisonment for his role in the Idaho murders. One person wrote on Reddit, “I think Bryan has a very sick mind and is likely reliving the crime constantly as he sits in his cell. Criminals like Bryan should be put into a medically induced coma and stored in a dark warehouse while they await trial. As for the victim’s families, forgiveness will give them the most peace. I don’t blame the Goncalves family for wanting the death penalty for Bryan. Possibly he should be given Champex.”
Another user argued, “I am adamantly against the death penalty in all circumstances, so, no, in my mind, he does not. I welcome the fact that others have different opinions, though.” Someone explained, “Based on what I've read and understand, the death penalty in Idaho now basically means you sit in a jail cell until you die. They have several people who have been waiting for execution for quite some time. They have not been able to perform these executions due to the drug company blocking their purchases of the needed medications once the company found out what the medicine was being used for (in conjunction with the fact that Idaho had previously eliminated all other forms of ‘back up’ capital punishment.)” "No, I don’t think so. Also medically inducing someone to get in a coma while they’re awaiting trial (so not even convicted yet) is barbaric," yet another user remarked. However, many also said that the matter should be handled by the jury itself, adding, “It should be considered by a jury.”
Statements from Bryan Kohberger’s family
Meanwhile, with the internet debate over the possibility of the death penalty, earlier Kohberger’s family released a statement through their lawyer saying that they will ‘fully cooperate’ with the investigators and the jury during the trial. "We have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions. We respect privacy in this matter as our family and the families suffering a loss can move forward through the legal process,” the statement added.
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