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The DEATH Penalty

Poll: Your loved one was murdered in cold-blood.
This poll is closed.
They should be imprisoned for life.
26.67%
 8 26.67%
They should be executed by the State.
13.33%
 4 13.33%
I should have the right to kill them myself.
23.33%
 7 23.33%
Executing murderers is morally wrong.
26.67%
 8 26.67%
Executing murderers is morally right.
10.00%
 3 10.00%
Total 30 vote(s) 100%
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The DEATH Penalty
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RE: Is the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment by definition?
January 18, 2014 at 1:15 am
I think it is partially that, and partially just plain tradition.
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The DEATH Penalty

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RE: The DEATH Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 19, 2014 at 1:13 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by FlyingNarwhal - January 19, 2014 at 1:45 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 19, 2014 at 2:11 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by FlyingNarwhal - January 19, 2014 at 3:53 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 19, 2014 at 1:16 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by EgoRaptor - January 19, 2014 at 1:16 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 19, 2014 at 1:30 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by EgoRaptor - January 19, 2014 at 1:33 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Cinjin - January 19, 2014 at 1:34 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 19, 2014 at 1:41 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by EgoRaptor - January 19, 2014 at 1:52 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Angrboda - January 19, 2014 at 2:27 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by KUSA - January 19, 2014 at 2:40 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Chad32 - January 19, 2014 at 2:46 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 19, 2014 at 2:54 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by EgoRaptor - January 19, 2014 at 3:14 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Minimalist - January 19, 2014 at 4:04 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Chad32 - January 19, 2014 at 4:13 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 19, 2014 at 4:12 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by FlyingNarwhal - January 19, 2014 at 5:10 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 19, 2014 at 5:00 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Cinjin - January 19, 2014 at 5:06 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Angrboda - January 19, 2014 at 5:14 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Cinjin - January 19, 2014 at 5:29 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Angrboda - January 19, 2014 at 5:57 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Minimalist - January 19, 2014 at 5:31 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Chad32 - January 19, 2014 at 5:35 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Cinjin - January 19, 2014 at 5:39 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Minimalist - January 19, 2014 at 5:42 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Chad32 - January 19, 2014 at 5:43 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Cinjin - January 19, 2014 at 5:47 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Chad32 - January 19, 2014 at 5:49 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Cinjin - January 19, 2014 at 6:34 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Angrboda - January 19, 2014 at 7:35 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Violet - January 20, 2014 at 1:23 am
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by kılıç_mehmet - January 20, 2014 at 1:31 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Autumnlicious - January 21, 2014 at 1:34 am
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by kılıç_mehmet - January 21, 2014 at 4:36 am
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Chad32 - January 20, 2014 at 2:14 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Tiberius - January 21, 2014 at 3:43 am
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Chad32 - January 21, 2014 at 10:32 am
RE: Is the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment by definition? - by c172 - January 18, 2014 at 1:15 am
The DEATH Penalty - by Cinjin - January 19, 2014 at 12:53 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Chad32 - January 19, 2014 at 12:57 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Cinjin - January 19, 2014 at 1:00 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Minimalist - January 19, 2014 at 12:58 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Cinjin - January 19, 2014 at 1:03 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Minimalist - January 19, 2014 at 1:09 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Chad32 - January 19, 2014 at 1:15 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Cinjin - January 19, 2014 at 1:28 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by EgoRaptor - January 19, 2014 at 1:01 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Cinjin - January 19, 2014 at 1:05 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by EgoRaptor - January 19, 2014 at 1:08 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by Cinjin - January 19, 2014 at 1:12 pm
RE: The DEATH Penalty - by EgoRaptor - January 19, 2014 at 1:15 pm

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