So, Murdaugh law firm, to no one’s surprise, says Elleck “Alex” had been ripping off clients and insurance firms for years.
My question… if Alex indeed killed his wife and son (likely) and killed the house keeper and stole the benefits (very plausible) and covered the murder of Steven Smith, would you consider his actions to be worthy of the death penalty?
In my mind, it’s a perfect case of ruler dictating who lives and dies and benefiting the whole time. It’s like an authoritarian throwing a live person on the sacrificial fire to his own benefit. It doesn’t get any more evil than this, and the abuse of power and trust makes it even more despicable. If he’s willing to kill his own wife and child to protect himself, what form of evil is he not capable of? Would he be worthy of a death sentence?