If a serial killer is caught and imprisoned for his/her crimes, should they be...

Total Votes	% of Voters	Female Votes	Male Votes	Unspecified Votes	% of Female Votes	% of Male Votes	% of Unspecified Votes	Average Age	Answer
9	20.0%	5	4	..	22.7%	28.6%	..	37.6	Executed.
21	46.7%	13	8	..	59.1%	57.1%	..	39.7	Imprisoned for life.
12	26.7%	6	6	..	27.3%	42.9%	..	37.9	Medically studied to try and find the root of the problem, and possibly stop others.
6	13.3%	4	2	..	18.2%	14.3%	..	36.1	Other (comment)

Rating Total Female Male Unspecified Average Age
Good 10 6 4 0 38.1
Bad 4 3 1 0 40.3
No Opinion 27 15 12 0 36.9

Rating	Total	Female	Male	Average Age
Good	10	6	4	38.1
Bad	4	3	1	40.3
No Opinion	27	15	12	36.9

Type Number
Abstainers 9
Male 14
Female 22
Unspecified 0

Type	Number
Abstainers	9
Male	14
Female	22
Unspecified	0

Qualifiers:
User Vote Comment
Locutus needs work
posted 8-Mar-2002 10:54am
You need an option for 'imprisoned, but not for life'
Strider reasonable
posted 8-Mar-2002 12:14am

Amanda reasonable
posted 7-Mar-2002 11:44pm

ASB needs work
posted 7-Mar-2002 11:13pm
wees
darkshadowsseeker needs work
posted 7-Mar-2002 10:45pm
I agree with natsim.
natsim needs work
posted 7-Mar-2002 8:08pm
It should be "caught and convicted". You are already assuming the sentence when you say "imprisoned".
autumnlight reasonable
posted 7-Mar-2002 6:07pm

mimind reasonable
posted 7-Mar-2002 5:50pm

Dino reasonable
posted 7-Mar-2002 5:33pm

darkshadowsseeker old
posted 7-Mar-2002 4:42pm
magazineboy-it just a subject that interests me. I have hundreds of True Crime books (and even did a survey on the subject of True Crime books) and I'm especially interested in serial killers and what makes them tick as well as a strong interest in profiling these people.
moonstone reasonable
posted 7-Mar-2002 4:37pm

magazineboy reasonable
posted 7-Mar-2002 4:17pm
Whoops, forgot to vote again.
magazineboy old
posted 7-Mar-2002 4:16pm
Great survey! ('tho like Kate said, it may make sense to recategorize it)

ASIDE TO KATE (re: Robert Yates, serial killers, etc) -- How the Christ do you KNOW all this stuff? Time and again I am struck by the depth and variety of your knowledge. It has "smoked me out" on any number of occasions and never fails to impress me.
darkshadowsseeker old
posted 7-Mar-2002 3:43pm
I'm assuming you mean after they are actually convicted. I think this should be under Opinion as this is not a hypothetical situation in some places, right now they have a suspected serial killer in custody in Washington state who may or may not be the Green River Killer and Robert Yates was just recently convicted and sentenced in the same state for multiple counts of murder. Also, you're not giving us a hypothetical situation, you're asking our opinion. As for medical studies, profiling is already being done on many of the serial killers in and out of custody.

Last	Type	Created	Category	Creator	Sort	Votes	Hides	Rating
Last	multiple	7-Mar-2002	hypothetical question	anonymous	unsorted	45	8	57.3%

User	Vote	Comment
Locutus	needs work	posted 8-Mar-2002 10:54am You need an option for 'imprisoned, but not for life'
Strider	reasonable	posted 8-Mar-2002 12:14am
Amanda	reasonable	posted 7-Mar-2002 11:44pm
ASB	needs work	posted 7-Mar-2002 11:13pm wees
darkshadowsseeker	needs work	posted 7-Mar-2002 10:45pm I agree with natsim.
natsim	needs work	posted 7-Mar-2002 8:08pm It should be "caught and convicted". You are already assuming the sentence when you say "imprisoned".
autumnlight	reasonable	posted 7-Mar-2002 6:07pm
mimind	reasonable	posted 7-Mar-2002 5:50pm
Dino	reasonable	posted 7-Mar-2002 5:33pm
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 7-Mar-2002 4:42pm magazineboy-it just a subject that interests me. I have hundreds of True Crime books (and even did a survey on the subject of True Crime books) and I'm especially interested in serial killers and what makes them tick as well as a strong interest in profiling these people.
moonstone	reasonable	posted 7-Mar-2002 4:37pm
magazineboy	reasonable	posted 7-Mar-2002 4:17pm Whoops, forgot to vote again.
magazineboy	old	posted 7-Mar-2002 4:16pm Great survey! ('tho like Kate said, it may make sense to recategorize it) ASIDE TO KATE (re: Robert Yates, serial killers, etc) -- How the Christ do you KNOW all this stuff? Time and again I am struck by the depth and variety of your knowledge. It has "smoked me out" on any number of occasions and never fails to impress me.
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 7-Mar-2002 3:43pm I'm assuming you mean after they are actually convicted. I think this should be under Opinion as this is not a hypothetical situation in some places, right now they have a suspected serial killer in custody in Washington state who may or may not be the Green River Killer and Robert Yates was just recently convicted and sentenced in the same state for multiple counts of murder. Also, you're not giving us a hypothetical situation, you're asking our opinion. As for medical studies, profiling is already being done on many of the serial killers in and out of custody.