I'm all for it. I, personally, would like to see it happen more often (if all the evidence is there and there is absolutely NO DOUBT as to the guilt). It should be made public and it should be done swiftly (forget the years of waiting).
I think the death penalty could be a efficient crime deterrent if only it were applied properly.
I absolutely agree with eurodancemix. It beats the alternative of having these people live scott free off the government tit for the rest of their natural lives. Not that I am all that religious but doesn't the Bible say "An Eye for an Eye and a Tooth for a Tooth". Our prisons are too over crowded today with people who have been sentenced to "Life without Parole". Yes they are confined to a relatively small space and I am sure life is hard, but they get three meals a day, clothes and shoes, health care, cable televison and other amenities that not everyone else in this country receives. And what do they contribute to society...not a damn thing.
I'm not being nasty, just curious (these are such hot button issues, that I want to make it clear I'm just asking and not being sarcastic or anything).
I strongly disagree with anything that President Bush is endorsing such as Gitmo. We declared war on Iraqu and Affghanistan, and therefore any prisoners should be treat humanely as required by the Geneva Convention. If we don;t how can we expect our enemies to behave any differently.
Our Justice system is not perfect. We have the likes of OJ Simpson who is found not guilty despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, and we have poor men who can't afford an attorney who are found guilty and later exonerated because of DNA evidence. Death is permanent, there is no room for the kind of mistakes our system is famous for.
I also think that sitting in a prison cell for the rest of one's life is harder than death.
And by the way, I'm a member of Amnesty International, and yesterday I got to post a letter to the President of Chad to intervene in Darfur.
I felt so dangerous and naughty--me, writing to the President of Chad. I wonder what happens to these letters, I really do. Does some member of the staff just shred them as soon as they arrive, or do you think aomebody actually reads them?
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I'm all for it. I, personally, would like to see it happen more often (if all the evidence is there and there is absolutely NO DOUBT as to the guilt). It should be made public and it should be done swiftly (forget the years of waiting).
I think the death penalty could be a efficient crime deterrent if only it were applied properly.
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I think that once guilt is proved that for certain crimes the death penalty is appropriate. It does need to be a swifter form of punishment...
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I wonder, what is your opinion of Gitmo, then?
I'm not being nasty, just curious (these are such hot button issues, that I want to make it clear I'm just asking and not being sarcastic or anything).
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By the way, out of curiosity--are you a policeman? I can't quite tell if you're wearing a uniform in your pic, or just a blue shirt.
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We have the likes of OJ Simpson who is found not guilty despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, and we have poor men who can't afford an attorney who are found guilty and later exonerated because of DNA evidence.
Death is permanent, there is no room for the kind of mistakes our system is famous for.
I also think that sitting in a prison cell for the rest of one's life is harder than death.
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Deep down, we're both so much more alike than we imagine . . . :)
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I felt so dangerous and naughty--me, writing to the President of Chad. I wonder what happens to these letters, I really do. Does some member of the staff just shred them as soon as they arrive, or do you think aomebody actually reads them?
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