Do you believe in the death penalty?




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[This message was edited Wed Jun 4 18:50:32 PDT 2003 by Paisley]

I used to, up until my college days.

I used to use the model of Old Testament justice. Some friends of mine, after much arguing and debating, got me to see how the American justice system is nowhere near the perfect model set forth by God in the Old Testament, especially given the disparity in sentences for rich, white defendants and poor, minority ones (and even more for those of the latter whose victims are white).

So, no, not anymore.
[This message was edited Wed Jun 4 18:54:11 PDT 2003 by ThreadBare]

I think so.

no

i'm a daydream believer...AND a homecoming queen.

althom said:

What do you mean you think so?

MrBliss said:

You would or you should if you've ever had a family member murdered.

Paisley said:

I don't like saying that I would want someone to die...but I would have a hard time believing that if one of my loved ones was murdered.

Paisley said:

I do not believe in the death penalty,and I hate when people say this when I tell them so. If god forbid, anyone I love was murdered I would not want thier killer put to death. The death penalty is to civilized a shot in the arm and then a peaceful sleep as your heart slowly stops is not what I want a murderer to feel.I want them to live in a little cell,boxed in for the rest of thier lives suffering for what they have done. I do not believe in revenge,I believe in justice.

I do...but not solely on circumstantial evidence...

Sweeny79 said:

Shit these assholes who committe crimes arn't suffering in prison, their eating three meals a day, lifting weights, ect, while us tax payers are paying for their ass being there.

Paisley said:

+=+

my brother was murdered in 1979, and i still do not believe in the death penalty. for me, i believe there is a difference between justice and revenge. wanting those persons dead would be a function of hatred and revenge rather than justice. i know others can disagree and that is fine. but, that's my opinion.

medoc2003 said:

I respect your opinion.

Sweeny79 said:

you also obviously believe in paying for their t.v's, college education, drugs/medical procedures, fast food, and every other luxury convict are able to access while in prison. i believe in 'do unto others as you would have done unto you'...i believe every punishment should fit the crime. if there is unrefutable evidence (dna...etc) then murderers should be put to death...rapists should...well you get the picture.

lillith said:

medoc2003 said:

That was the point I was trying to make.

no



PS- wrong forum

Paisley said:

What an incredibly arrogant, offensive thing to say.

I am truly appalled.

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[This message was edited Wed Jun 4 23:07:52 PDT 2003 by Natsume]

No

Sometimes you feel like certain individuals deserve what they dish out, but in the end, it's not for us to decide. Who am I to take away a life? I do not support the death penalty. No way!

LIVE4LOVE

Sweeny79 said:

Here here. The death penalty can go and fuck itself.

Natsume said:

it is, isn't it...

Yes more souls for me to feed on!!

Paisley said:

like you respected mine...and others on this thread?

MrBliss said:

...then I saw her face, I'm a believer... not a trace, of doubt in my mind!

No.

medoc2003 said:

co-sign. i know where you're comin from, cuz my aunt wuz murdered a couple years ago.

Yup.

Let's dispell the biggest lie about the death penalty... The cost. Many say that it costs more to put someone to death than to keep them in prison for life. This is not true. The cost comes from the endless appeal process, not putting someone to death.

The only argument that challenges my stance on the death penalty is that of executing innocent people. However, there are cases where the evidence is overwhelming and unquestionable as to someone's guilt and in those cases I say fry the motherfucker.

No