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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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Death Penalty - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 30, 2015 at 2:30 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Silver - August 30, 2015 at 2:32 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - August 30, 2015 at 2:43 am
RE: Death Penalty - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 30, 2015 at 5:03 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Lucanus - August 30, 2015 at 5:13 am
RE: Death Penalty - by jesus_wept - August 30, 2015 at 5:19 am
RE: Death Penalty - by bennyboy - August 30, 2015 at 9:04 am
RE: Death Penalty - by bennyboy - August 30, 2015 at 2:44 am
RE: Death Penalty - by ignoramus - August 30, 2015 at 6:43 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Aoi Magi - August 30, 2015 at 9:18 am
RE: Death Penalty - by robvalue - August 30, 2015 at 10:07 am
RE: Death Penalty - by downbeatplumb - August 30, 2015 at 2:22 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Alex K - August 30, 2015 at 10:31 am
RE: Death Penalty - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 30, 2015 at 11:47 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 10:38 am
RE: Death Penalty - by AFTT47 - August 30, 2015 at 10:47 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 10:53 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - August 30, 2015 at 12:05 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Pyrrho - August 30, 2015 at 2:13 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 2:21 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by AFTT47 - August 30, 2015 at 5:10 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Longhorn - August 30, 2015 at 2:15 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Pyrrho - August 30, 2015 at 2:25 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by downbeatplumb - August 30, 2015 at 2:15 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Pyrrho - August 30, 2015 at 3:05 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 30, 2015 at 2:20 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 30, 2015 at 2:28 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 30, 2015 at 2:34 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 2:35 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - August 30, 2015 at 3:58 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 4:32 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ravenshire - August 30, 2015 at 5:24 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - August 30, 2015 at 10:12 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 30, 2015 at 5:30 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 6:20 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ravenshire - August 30, 2015 at 8:10 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 8:18 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Catholic_Lady - August 30, 2015 at 8:22 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ravenshire - August 30, 2015 at 8:26 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by AFTT47 - August 30, 2015 at 10:17 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - August 30, 2015 at 10:21 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ravenshire - August 30, 2015 at 10:38 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Aroura - August 30, 2015 at 3:04 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Catholic_Lady - August 30, 2015 at 4:20 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by bennyboy - August 30, 2015 at 6:00 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - August 30, 2015 at 10:16 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by bennyboy - August 30, 2015 at 11:26 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ravenshire - August 31, 2015 at 1:25 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - August 31, 2015 at 1:31 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 30, 2015 at 6:05 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by bennyboy - August 30, 2015 at 7:01 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 30, 2015 at 7:29 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by bennyboy - August 30, 2015 at 10:04 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ravenshire - August 30, 2015 at 10:18 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 7:46 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 30, 2015 at 7:48 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 7:54 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - August 30, 2015 at 8:41 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 9:37 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - August 30, 2015 at 9:59 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 10:17 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - August 30, 2015 at 10:26 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 10:34 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ravenshire - August 30, 2015 at 10:40 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by AFTT47 - August 30, 2015 at 11:54 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 30, 2015 at 10:46 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Regina - August 30, 2015 at 11:56 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 31, 2015 at 12:04 am
RE: Death Penalty - by AFTT47 - August 31, 2015 at 12:26 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - August 31, 2015 at 1:34 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 31, 2015 at 1:51 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Catholic_Lady - August 31, 2015 at 5:18 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - August 31, 2015 at 6:33 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Catholic_Lady - August 31, 2015 at 6:39 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ravenshire - August 31, 2015 at 10:13 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by GenericAthiest - August 31, 2015 at 9:26 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Pyrrho - September 1, 2015 at 2:57 pm

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