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The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?

Poll: The Death Penalty
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I support it
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I oppose it
59.34%
 54 59.34%
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The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
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RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
October 12, 2011 at 11:51 pm
Recent Gallup results on the death penalty.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/...hqV6Whc6ui
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RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
October 13, 2011 at 12:35 am
I strongly oppose it. I think it is barbaric and antiquated.
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RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
October 13, 2011 at 2:49 am
Mehmet.

Given the reputation of prisons in Turkey and the USA, I would have thought you would have agreed.

But then, if I said you were Turkish, you'd probably scream that your Kurdish.
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RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
October 13, 2011 at 8:36 am (This post was last modified: October 13, 2011 at 8:39 am by reverendjeremiah.)
(October 13, 2011 at 12:35 am)Phaedra Wrote: I strongly oppose it. I think it is barbaric and antiquated.

Well, appart from you strongly opposing it, I dont think the procedure itself is barbaric or antiquated. the shot system is actually one of the most painfree methods of execution known to mankind throughout its entire history. It is also not antiquated, as it is the newest form of execution.

..unless you were saying the CONCEPT of execution is archaic and barbaric, then I would still have to disagree with you a bit, even though I now oppose the death penalty.
(October 13, 2011 at 2:49 am)5thHorseman Wrote: Mehmet.

Given the reputation of prisons in Turkey and the USA, I would have thought you would have agreed.

But then, if I said you were Turkish, you'd probably scream that your Kurdish.

Why do you think the prisons are like the way they are over there? Because people like mehmet are the majority over there..and they WANT the govt to run it that way.

just like here in America..the majority of people WANT our govt to run our justice system this way.
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RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
October 13, 2011 at 1:59 pm
(October 13, 2011 at 8:36 am)reverendjeremiah Wrote:
(October 13, 2011 at 12:35 am)Phaedra Wrote: I strongly oppose it. I think it is barbaric and antiquated.

Well, appart from you strongly opposing it, I dont think the procedure itself is barbaric or antiquated. the shot system is actually one of the most painfree methods of execution known to mankind throughout its entire history. It is also not antiquated, as it is the newest form of execution.

..unless you were saying the CONCEPT of execution is archaic and barbaric, then I would still have to disagree with you a bit, even though I now oppose the death penalty.

Yes, I meant the the death penalty itself, not the ways in which the executions are actually carried out. Agree to disagree. Smile
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RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
October 13, 2011 at 9:55 pm
This is one example of why I'm for it. For these fucks, I would advocate immolation.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/stor...riahed0h4v

I could give a rat's ass about being humane to creatures like this.
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RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
October 13, 2011 at 9:57 pm
^That is atrocious. What a monster.
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RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
October 13, 2011 at 9:58 pm
It's the one area in which I lean toward the right. I am big o liberal, otherwise.
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RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
October 13, 2011 at 10:11 pm
(October 13, 2011 at 9:58 pm)aleialoura Wrote: It's the one area in which I lean toward the right. I am big o liberal, otherwise.

I used to be like that.

This forum changed my mind about it.

There are hellacious awesome discussions on this site.

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RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
October 13, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Some things were meant to die.
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