Old Sparky. Nevada Gas. The Gallows Pole. A jury sentencing Scott Peterson to death conjured up these images in many minds on Monday. But the chances of California executing Scott Peterson are slim to none--and slim's in Texas, where they actually do execute murderers. Exactly ten murderers have paid the ultimate price for their crimes since the Golden State reinstated capital punishment in 1977. In that time period, Californians experienced more than 75,000 murders. In other words, California has executed less than one-tenth of one percent of its murderers in the last twenty-seven years. If Richard Ramirez, Randy Kraft, and Charles Ng can avoid lethal injection, Scott Peterson stands an excellent chance of doing so too.

A jury sentenced Laci and Conner Peterson's murderer to death. The state of California, which refuses to enforce the law its citizens made, will see that the sentence will never get carried out.

"We sentence you to death... by old age."

Echo five Mike was sentenced to 5 years for a non crime.

Charles NG is nuts!

Too bad Peterson was not convicted in Texas!

Rock Hudson was put do death by a lethal injection............it just wasn't state sponsored he voluntarily persued it.

Feck, you're an idiot.

Hey Mike, I know you are but what am I?

as long as people die when a crime has not been commited then I do not feel we should ever take that chance again. people for the death penality would not appreciate it if they were sitting on death row and had not done anything more then jay walk.