RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
October 18, 2011 at 9:50 am
(This post was last modified: October 18, 2011 at 9:50 am by reverendjeremiah.)
(October 14, 2011 at 8:42 am)Epimethean Wrote: It isn't actually about teaching them. Sociopaths and true psychopaths do not learn. They don't grow even when out in society.Why must people "grow" in society? Why cant they just remain the same? And by what standard is this growth measured by? How is this nothing more than total opinion?
Quote: It is about removing a threat...and putting them in jail removes that threat
Quote: the issue I find here is that, were one of these individuals breaking into your house, I should hope that none of you would have an issue disposing of them in the most expeditious way possible. Certainly, were one of them to be menacing you or a loved one, you would be well advised to dispose of them.that is self defense, which is NOT the same thing as the death sentence. Even when I did support the death sentence, I knew the difference and made sure not to mix the two. In your situation, I would very much fight for my life. But how does someone strapped to an executioners chair equal the same thing as self defense?
Quote:They don't get better, and in general, they don't feel remorse for what they have done. this isn't about them hating being locked up as much as it is getting rid of a threat that has no purpose save being a threat.Thats highly generalized. Surely you have some figures to post that supports your claim?
Quote:Crimes of passion? Sure, keep the appeals process (though it needs change in a bad way). Premeditated murder by a man who wanted to get rid of someone he hated? Keep hm locked up while he appeals, and maybe for the maximum time. Catching a psychopath after a string of murders: Execute the fucker.
So we teach the people that its wrong to kill people by killing people?
