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Death Penalty
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Death Penalty
August 30, 2015 at 2:30 am
Why do we kill people for killing people to show that killing is wrong? 


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RE: Death Penalty
August 30, 2015 at 2:32 am
Yeah, I heard of that quote long after I was already against the death penalty.
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RE: Death Penalty
August 30, 2015 at 2:43 am
(August 30, 2015 at 2:30 am)pool Wrote: Why do we kill people for killing people to show that killing is wrong? 


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If you did a major crime would you rather spend the rest of your life in prison or be executed?
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RE: Death Penalty
August 30, 2015 at 2:44 am (This post was last modified: August 30, 2015 at 2:51 am by bennyboy.)
I'm not a fan of the death penalty, but that logic is weak, IMO.

A nation is different than an individual, and the people as a whole have the authority to do things that individuals do not. I, for example, cannot imprison someone against their will. However, would you then argue that I should not be imprisoned if I've imprisoned others, on the basis that a like punishment is hypocritical? I seriously doubt anyone would make that argument, including you.

Anyway, who says it's the government's job to set a moral example for its citizens?
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RE: Death Penalty
August 30, 2015 at 5:03 am
(August 30, 2015 at 2:43 am)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:
(August 30, 2015 at 2:30 am)pool Wrote: Why do we kill people for killing people to show that killing is wrong? 


Mind = Blown.

If you did a major crime would you rather spend the rest of your life in prison or be executed?

If i could choose what my punishment should be,i'd punish myself to eat lots and lots of cake.And more cake.Possibly more.Maybe a bit more,just in case.
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RE: Death Penalty
August 30, 2015 at 5:13 am
"Every luxury has a deep price. Every indulgence, a cosmic cost. Each fiber of pleasure you experience causes equivalent pain somewhere else. This is the first law of emodynamics [sic]. Joy can be neither created nor destroyed. The balance of happiness is constant.

Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.

Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.

Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.

Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
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RE: Death Penalty
August 30, 2015 at 5:19 am
(August 30, 2015 at 5:03 am)pool Wrote: If i could choose what my punishment should be,i'd punish myself to eat lots and lots of cake.And more cake.Possibly more.Maybe a bit more,just in case.

Are you a British prison inspector?
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RE: Death Penalty
August 30, 2015 at 6:43 am
If my choices are watching Bold & Beautiful 24/7 or the death penalty, they better start reloading!
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RE: Death Penalty
August 30, 2015 at 9:04 am
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RE: Death Penalty
August 30, 2015 at 9:18 am
I don't like death penalty. The suffering ends too soon...
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