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    vieucaillou
    last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 12:24

    Hello !

    I'm against death punishment, however murderers should start. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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      bubbalove
      last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 12:46

      I don't care... I'm all for it!

      "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." - Churchill

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        Stinkie
        last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 13:01

        @unknownuser said:

        I don't care... I'm all for it!

        A society can easily defend itself against 'dangerous elements' by incarcerating those elements. Anything beyond that has the stench of revenge to it.

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          remus
          last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 16:56

          Well by selling drugs you do risk that sort of thing.

          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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            bubbalove
            last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 16:57

            He didn't sell drugs!! That's the point...

            "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." - Churchill

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              remus
              last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 17:08

              Ok, very bad misinterpretation of your post on my part, sorry.

              It sounds like a very lenient sentence, and form the very brief overview of the case you gave it sounds like they deserved a far longer sentence, although i still dont think they should be sentenced to death.

              In what way would society benefit through these people being dead?

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                bubbalove
                last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 17:14

                Well if you want to keep paying ridiculous taxes to keep these guys living... that's you! I will still vote for the death penalty!

                "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." - Churchill

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                  remus
                  last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 17:16

                  Id rather the government skimmed a few billion of the defense budget than had to resort to killing prisoners purely for monetary reasons.

                  http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                    bubbalove
                    last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 17:27

                    It would be nice if we didn't have to spend billions on defense... but unfortunately we do.

                    "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." - Churchill

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                      linea
                      last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 19:13

                      @unknownuser said:

                      It would be nice if we didn't have to spend billions on defense... but unfortunately we do

                      Care to elaborate why we do? I don't want to start an international argument, but I for one don't want any more of my taxes going on a pointless oil war that we can't win.

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                        bubbalove
                        last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 20:03

                        Well if you believe what Bush says then we aren't in a oil war. He calls it the war on terrorism... but I see where you're coming from! We spend money on all types of defense systems for this country... internet, missile defense, security at airports, border patrol, etc...

                        Why you ask? The middle east hates us! They'll do anything they can to bring us down... (or do I have this backwards?)

                        "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." - Churchill

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                          Stinkie
                          last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 20:45

                          Nope. They hate ya. Which, as far as I know, is due to the US's support to Israel. I'm no fan of terrorist attacks, or of any sort of violence for that matter, but I think there's a firm link between the US's foreign politics and, say, 9/11. I sincerely hope the next American president realises you cannot tread on sore toes without there being some retribution (that's a word, right?).

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                            vieucaillou
                            last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 21:57

                            @unknownuser said:

                            Well if you believe what Bush says then we aren't in a oil war. He calls it the war on terrorism... but I see where you're coming from! We spend money on all types of defense systems for this country... internet, missile defense, security at airports, border patrol, etc...

                            Why you ask? The middle east hates us! They'll do anything they can to bring us down... (or do I have this backwards?)

                            I'm sorry, but you'r a billions miles from thinking in a civilisated world.

                            Outside of USA of course. ๐Ÿ’š

                            http://escargot-archi.eu

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                              Ross Macintosh
                              last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 22:50

                              @remus said:

                              Ross, this is starting to look very much like the conversation i had with bubba at the start of this thread.

                              Not really. Bubba is pro-death penalty. I am not. I think the real issue is does society have the right to decide to kill a citizen for breaking society's rules? It should not be an issue of cost (as in theory killing someone can cost almost nothing if they'd just do it).

                              I do not trust the justice system to get it right. As a designer of jails, police stations, and courthouses I know first hand the people involved do want to get it right but that it isn't easy. The best of intentions can still result in mis-justice. As our system has flaws it seems unreasonable to expect it to work flawlessly.

                              Any of us can be wrongly convicted of murder. While the chances are very slim it most definitely can happen. Wrong place + wrong time circumstances can lead to a strong case that could tie one of us to a murder. This is probably more likely to happen to any of us than winning the lottery.

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                                bellwells
                                last edited by 10 Jul 2008, 22:57

                                @unknownuser said:

                                Nope. They hate ya. Which, as far as I know, is due to the US's support to Israel. I'm no fan of terrorist attacks, or of any sort of violence for that matter, but I think there's a firm link between the US's foreign politics and, say, 9/11. I sincerely hope the next American president realises you cannot tread on sore toes without there being some retribution (that's a word, right?).

                                Stinkie, do you think 911 was the fault of George W Bush's foreign policy?

                                Ron

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                                  tomsdesk
                                  last edited by 11 Jul 2008, 03:26

                                  ("the US's foreign politics" is certainly one of the big reasons given by those who done the doing...not saying I do or don't believe such, BTW.)

                                  On topic: I'm for bringing back the stock...let's say 4 or 5 hours a day, after a 10 hour shift working off some of the debt to the victim's family, then chained to a cot (so they can't hurt each other) in an abandoned warehouse somewhere with the rest of the scum.

                                  Of course we can't use the town square anymore, downtown revitalization and all: so how about two or three stocks in each of the McDonald's parking lots around town.

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                                    Stinkie
                                    last edited by 11 Jul 2008, 06:39

                                    @bellwells said:

                                    Stinkie, do you think 911 was the fault of George W Bush's foreign policy?

                                    Not just his, regrettably. Remember that Sudanese pharmaceutical plant Clinton decided to bomb? Or the missiles that Bush Sr. had shot at the centre of Bagdad? (I was 13 or so, but I was shocked at hearing the reasoning.)

                                    I think the perception of the US as a country that does exactly as it pleases, with no respect for international law or civilian lives, is severely p*ssing people off.

                                    The sooner the US realises that "the others" aren't the agressors, the better. Should I add I'm not an America hater?

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                                      matteo
                                      last edited by 11 Jul 2008, 11:42

                                      bad topic - dangerous field!

                                      if you are ready to execute by yourself a death sentence and kill somebody you've never seen before, then capital punishment may have some sense for you

                                      but, if you're unable to do so, how can you allow someone else to do it in your name?

                                      it's like eating flesh or vegetables: have you ever killed a cow or a lamb puppy? a pig?
                                      if not, how can you eat them?
                                      If I had to kill my meat by myself, I would eat many more vegetables.
                                      I'm not completely vegetarian an I never killed my lunch. I'm not coherent or perfect.
                                      I'm not here to judge what you eat

                                      But it's good to think and share your thoughts.
                                      So thanks for this uncomfortable thread.

                                      my 2 eurocents
                                      /matteo

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                                        Daniel
                                        last edited by 11 Jul 2008, 13:18

                                        I think there are truly evil people in the world who are either ammoral, seeing no problem with killing others, or who are sadist that take pleasure in otrturing others. People such as Heinrich Himmler, Joseph Mengele, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gracy Jr., or the Zodiac Killer. I have no problem with such people receiving the ultimate punichment. But I do think the death sentence is handed out far too liberally in this country.

                                        My avatar is an anachronism.

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                                          remus
                                          last edited by 11 Jul 2008, 13:21

                                          Good point daniel, although i suppose the problem then is that it is very hard to draw the line between people who deserve the death peenalty and those that dont.

                                          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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