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50 years on death row
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RE: 50 years on death row
February 29, 2024 at 10:03 am
(February 29, 2024 at 6:48 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I confess to surprise at the number of people here who think state-sanctioned murder is a matter for humour.

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As opposed to privately-sanctioned murders?

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RE: 50 years on death row
February 29, 2024 at 11:27 am
(February 29, 2024 at 10:03 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:
(February 29, 2024 at 6:48 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I confess to surprise at the number of people here who think state-sanctioned murder is a matter for humour.

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As opposed to privately-sanctioned murders?

I don’t think murder is funny, full stop. But there’s an ethical component to the State killing people for the crime of killing people which I find troublesome.

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RE: 50 years on death row
February 29, 2024 at 12:43 pm
(February 29, 2024 at 11:27 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(February 29, 2024 at 10:03 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: As opposed to privately-sanctioned murders?

I don’t think murder is funny, full stop. But there’s an ethical component to the State killing people for the crime of killing people which I find troublesome.

Boru

True enough. I'm of the mind that nothing is sacred or off-limits to humor, m'self.

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RE: 50 years on death row
February 29, 2024 at 8:37 pm (This post was last modified: February 29, 2024 at 8:38 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Fucked up the interrogations. Fucked up at trial. Now they've fucked up the execution itself. Only the best people.
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RE: 50 years on death row
February 29, 2024 at 10:09 pm
(February 29, 2024 at 8:37 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Fucked up the interrogations.  Fucked up at trial.  Now they've fucked up the execution itself.  Only the best people.

To bad this isn't baseball.
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RE: 50 years on death row
February 29, 2024 at 11:31 pm
(February 29, 2024 at 8:37 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Fucked up the interrogations.  Fucked up at trial.  Now they've fucked up the execution itself.  Only the best people.

If this isn't the ultimate condemnation against capital punishment (besides just killing people for their offenses) I don't know what is. I used to be pro, many years ago, until I knew better. I can joke about it here in this thread, but it really is truly awful. #gallowshumor
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RE: 50 years on death row
February 29, 2024 at 11:47 pm
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RE: 50 years on death row
March 1, 2024 at 2:50 am (This post was last modified: March 1, 2024 at 2:51 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(February 29, 2024 at 11:47 pm)Spooky Wrote: I'm not against the death penalty...but I don't know if I'd call it over used.  It's a tough call that I'm glad I'm not in charge of.  

I didn't say it was overused. I'm not against it because it's over-used. I'm against it, generally, because it's irrevocable, meaning that wrongful convictions cannot be corrected meaningfully. That's a different kettle of fish.

I have my wishy-washies when it comes to murder for hire or murder during child-molestation; but those are emotional and not rational objections, and not a sound basis in law.

I'm glad that's not my decision, too.

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RE: 50 years on death row
March 1, 2024 at 8:35 am
WARNING DARK HUMOR

Maybe we could just wall off NYC, put them all in there and let them fend for themselves.
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RE: 50 years on death row
March 1, 2024 at 10:29 am
(March 1, 2024 at 8:35 am)brewer Wrote: WARNING DARK HUMOR

Maybe we could just wall off NYC, put them all in there and let them fend for themselves.

Yeah, but then we'll have to send Snake to rescue the President
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