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bjerg_mennesken in mormon_politics

Irony

Mar 23, 2005 20:03

"It is important to err on the side of life" -- Prez George W. Bush in reference to the Terri Shivo case ( Read more... )

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capgun_fight March 24 2005, 05:40:38 UTC

Okay, I'm against the death penalty, but here's what most anti-death penalty advocates miss:

Comaring abortion and the death penalty is inherently flawed. Babies, fetus's, whatever you want to call them, are innocent. Someone that has raped and killed a dozen people isn't. Therefore, we are killing one segment of the population for trying to be born, and killing another segment for taking human life, and therefore, is judged by many to deserve death. That's the difference.

bjerg_mennesken March 24 2005, 18:15:04 UTC

we have most likely put some "innocent" people to death via capital punishment because some have been released from life inprisionment after DNA tests proved they did not commit the crime. That, however, is not why I am against the death penalty. I don't like it because it costs so much --it is cheaper to keep someone in prison for life and I support anything that saves my tax dollars. I agree with the church's stance on abortion. I find it disgusting that it is used as a form of birth control when there are preemtive options available that do not cause death.

capgun_fight March 24 2005, 20:15:07 UTC

I agree with pretty much all of that, but human life is human life, that's why I'm against the death penalty...Not because it costs me more money.

bjerg_mennesken March 24 2005, 21:23:49 UTC

very true -- there are plenty of reasons why the death penalty is a bad idea --too bad the "eye for an eye" coalition always seems to win out.

pmaccabe March 24 2005, 07:58:59 UTC

So you hope we will just forgive the flawed logic because you know it is flawed and said it anyway. Instead you expect us to just accept the even more flawed conclusion that Bush is somehow hypocritical in this ( ... )

bjerg_mennesken March 24 2005, 18:29:17 UTC

I will never feel ashamed for taking a "cheap jab" at George W. Bush because he has taken so many cheap jabs at others. I do feel saddened for Terri and her family on both sides of the issue. my hope is that people will look at this sad situation and learn that it is good to have documentation in place stating their wishes if a similar situation were to occur to them. as for gaining your contempt --I am crushed :(

new_iconoclast March 24 2005, 15:09:57 UTC

isn't killing killing

No.