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The death penalty makes no sense.
August 14, 2018 at 9:25 am
This morning at 10 AM CDT, the State of Nebraska is set to execute Carey Dean Moore, who says that he is "ready to die". His victims' families approve of his upcoming execution. But, when Mr. Moore dies a (hopefully) peaceful death, he will cease to exist, and hence, no longer suffer the punishments of prison. In fact, if he experiences what I experienced a few days ago when I fainted while on my feet due to a brief illness (probably, mono), he will never even experience death. Instead, he will go to sleep and then die.
In this sense, how can the death penalty be said to be "punishment"; isn't it just better to leave Mr. Moore in prison for the rest of his life if you wish to see him be punished for his heinous crimes? Instead, Mr. Moore gets to end his life on the World stage, on the front pages of major newspapers across the Globe.
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RE: The death penalty makes no sense.
August 14, 2018 at 9:28 am
The death penalty: teaching people a lesson they'll never remember.
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RE: The death penalty makes no sense.
August 14, 2018 at 9:30 am
I concur that the death penalty makes no sense.
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RE: The death penalty makes no sense.
August 14, 2018 at 9:31 am
(August 14, 2018 at 9:28 am)Cyberman Wrote: The death penalty: teaching people a lesson they'll never remember.
This is a great quote! (I wish that I would thought of it!!)
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RE: The death penalty makes no sense.
August 14, 2018 at 9:50 am
(August 14, 2018 at 9:25 am)Jehanne Wrote: This morning at 10 AM CDT, the State of Nebraska is set to execute Carey Dean Moore, who says that he is "ready to die". His victims' families approve of his upcoming execution. But, when Mr. Moore dies a (hopefully) peaceful death, he will cease to exist, and hence, no longer suffer the punishments of prison. In fact, if he experiences what I experienced a few days ago when I fainted while on my feet due to a brief illness (probably, mono), he will never even experience death. Instead, he will go to sleep and then die.
In this sense, how can the death penalty be said to be "punishment"; isn't it just better to leave Mr. Moore in prison for the rest of his life if you wish to see him be punished for his heinous crimes? Instead, Mr. Moore gets to end his life on the World stage, on the front pages of major newspapers across the Globe.
What did he do?
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RE: The death penalty makes no sense.
August 14, 2018 at 10:20 am
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The death penalty is nothing more than state sanctioned revenge killing. It's completely ineffective as a deterrent, more costly than life without parole and causes severe issues for the executioners. It's a lose-lose for everyone but the inmate who simply goes to sleep, never having to fear the depredations of prison after that. The only way you can justify the death penalty as a punishment is to prove hell actually exists and the condemned will actually wind up there.
Revenge isn't justice no matter the crime.and death is a release, especially considering the state of our prison system.
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RE: The death penalty makes no sense.
August 14, 2018 at 10:22 am
(August 14, 2018 at 9:50 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: (August 14, 2018 at 9:25 am)Jehanne Wrote: This morning at 10 AM CDT, the State of Nebraska is set to execute Carey Dean Moore, who says that he is "ready to die". His victims' families approve of his upcoming execution. But, when Mr. Moore dies a (hopefully) peaceful death, he will cease to exist, and hence, no longer suffer the punishments of prison. In fact, if he experiences what I experienced a few days ago when I fainted while on my feet due to a brief illness (probably, mono), he will never even experience death. Instead, he will go to sleep and then die.
In this sense, how can the death penalty be said to be "punishment"; isn't it just better to leave Mr. Moore in prison for the rest of his life if you wish to see him be punished for his heinous crimes? Instead, Mr. Moore gets to end his life on the World stage, on the front pages of major newspapers across the Globe.
What did he do?
Murdered 2 cab drivers, in cold blood. But, like many on death row, he appears to have been a "changed man".
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RE: The death penalty makes no sense.
August 14, 2018 at 11:51 am
(August 14, 2018 at 9:28 am)Cyberman Wrote: The death penalty: teaching people a lesson they'll never remember.
Agreed.
Also... Mono is not in any way a "brief" illness.
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RE: The death penalty makes no sense.
August 14, 2018 at 12:00 pm
(August 14, 2018 at 9:25 am)Jehanne Wrote: This morning at 10 AM CDT, the State of Nebraska is set to execute Carey Dean Moore, who says that he is "ready to die". His victims' families approve of his upcoming execution. But, when Mr. Moore dies a (hopefully) peaceful death, he will cease to exist, and hence, no longer suffer the punishments of prison. In fact, if he experiences what I experienced a few days ago when I fainted while on my feet due to a brief illness (probably, mono), he will never even experience death. Instead, he will go to sleep and then die.
In this sense, how can the death penalty be said to be "punishment"; isn't it just better to leave Mr. Moore in prison for the rest of his life if you wish to see him be punished for his heinous crimes? Instead, Mr. Moore gets to end his life on the World stage, on the front pages of major newspapers across the Globe.
Yes, but if you are going to argue what most really think about, outside moral issues, the real reason you should object to the death penalty is the cost to the tax payer. ON AVERAGE it costs the tax payer far more to prosecute a death penalty case than it does to give them life without parole.
The moral reason to object to it is that it hurts those without financial means to defend themselves, not just the poor, but the middle class as well. Not everyone has the money of a millionaire or billionaire who commits the same crime. And far too often it hurts minorities more on average for the same accusation.
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RE: The death penalty makes no sense.
August 14, 2018 at 12:01 pm
(August 14, 2018 at 9:25 am)Jehanne Wrote: This morning at 10 AM CDT, the State of Nebraska is set to execute Carey Dean Moore, who says that he is "ready to die". His victims' families approve of his upcoming execution. But, when Mr. Moore dies a (hopefully) peaceful death, he will cease to exist, and hence, no longer suffer the punishments of prison. In fact, if he experiences what I experienced a few days ago when I fainted while on my feet due to a brief illness (probably, mono), he will never even experience death. Instead, he will go to sleep and then die.
In this sense, how can the death penalty be said to be "punishment"; isn't it just better to leave Mr. Moore in prison for the rest of his life if you wish to see him be punished for his heinous crimes? Instead, Mr. Moore gets to end his life on the World stage, on the front pages of major newspapers across the Globe.
Then why do most all of them keep appealing and delaying the execution?
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