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"The Death Penalty"

Who agrees with the Death Penalty. I perosnally would like to see it come back for cases of Murder, Child molesering and so on. I know people say yo can get the wrong guy, but if complex detective worked is first carried out, I belive that all the Sickos should get fried! Whats you guys opinions?

I thought the sun was going to just one day give it all up and start expanding at a fast rate, much like when a man reaches maturity and starts developing a beer belly.

Nobody ever seems to consider if there's enough room in hell to kill all these murderers and send them straight there. I feel for Satan, I do.

Light wrote:
> Couldn't we one day look back in horror at the idea of man murdering
> his fellow man? And if not, why not?

I think the Sun will explode before we've evolved that far.

RoJ wrote:
> Light wrote:
> Am I correct in that assumption, or have I misunderstood
> what you're saying?
>
>
> You have misunderstood. Not everyone who commits a murder should be
> killed, but those that commit the most depraved and serial killers
> and so forth should suffer capital punishment. And it is all very
> well, but I don't see how you can prevent murderers from killing
> again, or anyone from killing at all.

Eh? So you're saying once a murderer, always a murderer? So you don't believe in the concept of feelings of guilt preventing one from repeating the actions that caused the guilt?

As long as this world exists
> there will always be murders and killings.

Really? You seem awfully sure. Not so long ago, it was said that there man would never go to the moon. Or that Britain would always have an Empire. Awful and Never are pretty strong terms. Don't you think it's conceivable that, with sufficient study, murder could be made to be a thing of the past? We look back with horror at things like human sacrifice, yet once it was accepted in Celtic society. Couldn't we one day look back in horror at the idea of man murdering his fellow man? And if not, why not?

Ack, I couldn't be bothered, Freedom Fighters awaits, and I can't resist its forceful pull. Until later. Ciao.

Why?

Light wrote:
Am I correct in that assumption, or have I misunderstood
> what you're saying?


You have misunderstood. Not everyone who commits a murder should be killed, but those that commit the most depraved and serial killers and so forth should suffer capital punishment. And it is all very well, but I don't see how you can prevent murderers from killing again, or anyone from killing at all. As long as this world exists there will always be murders and killings.

Oh. Farewell good citizens I am away to play some games and unwind.

RoJ wrote:

> Umm... if he has killed alot of kids, as far as I'm concerned it
> doesn't matter if he "ran out of pills", he is still guilty
> and still deserves to die.


So you've no interest in finding out WHY this happened in order to prevent it happening again?

Also, you've picked the most extreme example possible to justify the death penalty. Which is fair enough, except that if you don't mind me saying so, your bloodlust for the death penalty is palpable.
Whilst I agree that the death penalty should be used in extreme circumstances (serial killers etc as I detailed earlier, and even then only after they've been thoroughly studied), you seem to be using an extreme example to justify use of the death penalty on a wider scale. Am I correct in that assumption, or have I misunderstood what you're saying?

RoJ wrote:
> Who?

Goatboy.

RoJ wrote:
> Belldandy wrote:
> But, does he have a history of mental illness ? Was this treated,
> who
> treated him and why was he in the community ? And so on...guilt is
> subjective.
>
>
> Umm... if he has killed alot of kids, as far as I'm concerned it
> doesn't matter if he "ran out of pills", he is still guilty
> and still deserves to die.

Yeah damn striaght.