The death penalty ..

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I am for the death penalty in very extreme cases, and this looks like an extreme case to me. Rehabilitation is great, but if you're so far gone that you hang the kid upside down and beat him like a rug then you're probably just a straight sociopath. I think spanking him at all would be a little harsh, but you take the whole cake factory.

I agree completely... spanking a small child upside down is completely wrong...anything else if downright evil..

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Fair enough, that was sloppy wording on my part. I'll try again:

WHY do you consider lifetime incarceration to be the equivalent of a death penalty, when everyone is going to die anyway, in prison or out of it?

After you dodge that question, have a lash at this one: Why on earth would you cite the Human Rights Act's position on torture, which you oppose, when it expressly prohibits the death penalty, which you support (at least in the case under discussion)?

Boru

Nice to finally get an apology from you Boru !!! (of sorts)

And I'll answer the question you're telling me I'm about to dodge ..! You're like a politician who's on my case for some reason !

In prison for life, (almost) equals the death penalty simply because it takes away your freedom !

And lets take the US for example.... against torture, but in many states pro death penalty...

I apologize if you thought I was offering an apology. That was not my intent.

The removal of freedom doesn't qualify as a death sentence. The end result is the same, whether free or incarcerated - you're going to die.

Let's NOT take the US. You specifically cited the Human Rights Act, a UK law, not some mishmash of foreign laws. WHY would you cite it to support your argument for the death penalty, when it specifically PROHIBITS the death penalty?

Boru