I chose to pick the execution of “Suzanne Basso” 59 white female; which an incident happened in Houston, Texas through lethal injection. The date of the murder was August 25, 1988; in which “Basso” murdered a guy by the name of Louis "Buddy" Musso, 59 (her mentally challenged lover). Basso was sentenced to death on September 1, 1999, which led to the execution day of February 5, 2014. Now I will continue to elaborate on what happened in this case up to the date of the execution. On 08/26/1998, Basso and co-defendants kidnapped a 59-year old retarded white male and intentionally caused his death by beating him with belts, baseball bats, steel-toed boots, hands, and feet. Basso was the leader of the group and encouraged all the co-defendants
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Especially Basso, for the fact; how can someone just have a person (mentally ill) to believe you truly love them, and you beat them and mistreat them for what they are worth. Mr. Musso was a mentally challenged person, and I would think that he didn’t really know what to think. He probably felt that he had someone that finally cared for him, and just jumped up and left. Musso did not deserve what was done to him at all. Basso however deserved to be executed, because she took a life of a person that really couldn’t defend himself. Basso also held the guy for hostage, and beat him with the thought of taking him for his insurance money after he was dead. If you take a life you should be able to give a life (your life). As in the “Divine Command Approach” sees what is right as the same as what God commands, and ethical standards are the creation of God’s will. As the bible states; in Matthew 5:21 - Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment. It wasn’t a great choice to make to kill someone thinking it would be easy money. At the end of it all it was a lose lose situation, and it led to multiple deaths in the situation. You have to think before you
Especially Basso, for the fact; how can someone just have a person (mentally ill) to believe you truly love them, and you beat them and mistreat them for what they are worth. Mr. Musso was a mentally challenged person, and I would think that he didn’t really know what to think. He probably felt that he had someone that finally cared for him, and just jumped up and left. Musso did not deserve what was done to him at all. Basso however deserved to be executed, because she took a life of a person that really couldn’t defend himself. Basso also held the guy for hostage, and beat him with the thought of taking him for his insurance money after he was dead. If you take a life you should be able to give a life (your life). As in the “Divine Command Approach” sees what is right as the same as what God commands, and ethical standards are the creation of God’s will. As the bible states; in Matthew 5:21 - Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment. It wasn’t a great choice to make to kill someone thinking it would be easy money. At the end of it all it was a lose lose situation, and it led to multiple deaths in the situation. You have to think before you