Richard Beasley recommended for death penalty

                    If you remember, back in 2011, there were a number of murders in Ohio which lead to the discovery of the "Craiglist Killer." 53 year old Richard Beasley had posted fake farmhand job offers on Craigslist to trick people into meeting with him. Three men showed up and were killed, as well as a wounded fourth.

                   Yesterday, the Ohio jury announced that they would be recommending the death penalty for Beasely. The other possibilities were life in prison without chance of parole, or a life sentence with chance of parole in 25 to 30 years. The judge has the final say in the matter, so we don't know for sure. Beasely's final fate will be revealed on March 26th. It seems likely though that she will agree with what the jury is recommending. While the crime he committed was a terrible act, the defense was trying to paint him in a sympathetic light. His mother testified in his defense. She explained how Richard had had a very difficult and abusive childhood. He was sexually abused by neighborhood boys in his youth, and was neglected and violently abused by his father and stepfather. A psychologist testified that this childhood had a profound impact on him later in life, resulting in depression, alcohol abuse, and low self-esteem, which in turn may have caused him to commit these crimes.
                Do you agree with the jury's recommendation for the death penalty, or do you think it is too harsh considering the conditions he was under throughout his life? Do you think these factors of an abusive childhood serve as any "excuse," or at least alleviate the severity of what he has done?