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Yeah I guess you're right. One can hope that the agony of his death as opposed to drifting peacefully away though may stick in the back of the mind of some. Even one would be a bonus!
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Yeah I guess you're right. One can hope that the agony of his death as opposed to drifting peacefully away though may stick in the back of the mind of some. Even one would be a bonus!
Soldato
Some terribly archaic views in this thread, as usual.
Associate
As a result of a very heinous crime.
Mixed opinions. I don't feel like I can personally be sure on my stance unless - god forbid - I have been a victim or related to the victim. Imagine the 11 month baby mentioned was your daughter. Would your opinion change? Even if you say not, it's easy to say so when it hasn't actually happened to you.
Man of Honour
I am anti death penalty but Warner, dress him up in an American flag and parachute him in the middle of Afghanistan where the taliban are most active.
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Reasons why they're archaic would be interesting to hear. I'm not pro capital punishment as mentioned earlier but that doesn't mean I view the opinions of those that are as archaic. There are modern (or timeless I suppose) reasons to approve of it.
Plus, I can't imagine having that view if I was the family of the second criminals victim.
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Soldato
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I am in favour of the death penalty, but ideally we'd do it quickly and cleanly. Hanging is a traditional method of execution that seems suitable to me.
There is nothing archaic about it.
DirtyChin said:
There is nothing archaic about it.
Soldato
It's always good to have a thread on capital punishment, you get to learn what people are really like.
I'm curious, why are you (and others, I guess) in favour of it?
I'm curious, why are you (and others, I guess) in favour of it?
Man of Honour
I would not execute anyone, I believe a whole life behind bars to be suitable punishment, the mental torture of a life depraved of all liberty and no hope for respite, I am sure some would be praying for death a long time before it comes.
The above is the only way to ensure no innocent person is fully lost to injustice, there is always chance of appeal from incarceration alas we cannot offer resurrection so this is the best we can do.
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Have to agree. The Death Penalty serves no purpose, it is not a deterrent the crime figures prove that.
We have a penal system that does little towards rehabilitation so we continue to point fingers or judge these criminals.
State sanctioned murder is never the answer
Soldato
What a silly thing to say.
I have no problem admitting that in that situation I wouldn't be able to be objective or rational due to mind wrecking emotional turmoil - but that doesn't mean that when thinking rationally I'd want that kind of decision in the hands of the public.
Indeed, my thoughts exactly.
Man of Honour
Support death penalty in open and shut cases where there isn't a slither of doubt.
It's the times where 'new evidence' comes to light 10 years later, that really causes the issue. Obviously you can't give someone their life back if they are dead.
Our world is growing in population, massive budgets are spent keeping people in prison cells indefinitely. Better to just remove this dead weight from society.
It's the times where 'new evidence' comes to light 10 years later, that really causes the issue. Obviously you can't give someone their life back if they are dead.
Our world is growing in population, massive budgets are spent keeping people in prison cells indefinitely. Better to just remove this dead weight from society.
Man of Honour
I have been in a situation where I had a choice, I made the right choice and the individual in question got a life term. If I had not made that choice to go to court I would have followed my instincts and gone with retribution.
Man of Honour
Weekend executions at Tyburn with prime seating and hospitality.
Associate
Why not just use some rope and a crane as they do in Iran? This whole lethal injection set up is just theatre.
Soldato
Of course, if it was a vicious dog that killed or maimed a child and is subsequently 'destroyed', then it would not matter if it was 'put to sleep' or if it suffered horribly in the process. In fact if it did suffer horribly, we would say it deserved it. Wouldn't we?
(it should be apparent what mindset this question is aimed towards)
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