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hiram_Abiff said:I dont agree with Death Penalty! Why?
Death will be the best thing that could ever happen to a criminal! He will suffer no more!
What I want is to have any guilty person be amputated of one leg and an arm and have one eye be removed. Oh dont forget the tongue too! Let this criminal lived a long life with this misery! Let him out of jail and see how beautiful the world is!
....oh not totally free... he is chained in the park! [evil]
derek said:hiram_Abiff said:I dont agree with Death Penalty! Why?
Death will be the best thing that could ever happen to a criminal! He will suffer no more!
What I want is to have any guilty person be amputated of one leg and an arm and have one eye be removed. Oh dont forget the tongue too! Let this criminal lived a long life with this misery! Let him out of jail and see how beautiful the world is!
....oh not totally free... he is chained in the park! [evil]
If that was an option I would be all for it. It might actually deter crime.
MrsWildweasel said:I'll sign up for the firing squad,but I would also make him suffer in the process. [twisted]
Chris said:The only problem with public executions is that you'd have a portion of society commit nasty crimes just to get their 15 minutes of fame.
Chris said:So, commit assault and battery with a deadly weapon (a car) while under the influence while under suspention from another similar crime, and all you get is a few court dates and lawyer fees - opps, he had a public defender, so the taxpayers got that bill.
hiram_Abiff said:Its like we've been victimized twice! [evil]
derek said:hiram_Abiff said:Its like we've been victimized twice! [evil]
Isn't that the truth.
mark056 said:Well before we slice and chop up people while they are still alive, we might recall that the Constitution of the United States (You know the one with the second amendment) prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Those founding fathers of ours didn't want people drawn and quartered, and disembowelled before they finally died. The execution scene in "Braveheart" was sanitized a lot from the real thing. The founding fathers wanted punishment tempered with a sense of justice not punishment tempered with a sense of revenge. Relatively swift fofeiture of one's life was deemed punishment enough, as merciful executions were reserved for the nobility and the privileged classes back in the old country, the working stiffs like me were compelled to suffer hideous agony before death's sweet release finally came. Funny thing, those punishments of yore didn't seem to be much of a deterrent because a lot of people were executed and there were a whole lot more capital offenses back then.
With regard to military justice, there can be mitigating factors which might take the death penalty off the table, just as there might be in states where there is capital punishment.
Contrary to popular belief, most prisons today are not country-clubs, and the average citizen, like those who post to our fine boards, probably wouldn't make it in a place like MCI Cedar Junction. The free wheeling, feel good days of the 70's when the emphasis was on rehabilitation and prisoners were viewed as victims of society has morphed into something more akin to actual punishment. Rehabilitation efforts failed, so do harsh measures, so I suppose the anwer is keep 'em locked up as long as possible. Whether a rehab approach is used, or a punitive approach is used, in the end both fail...why ? Because when you cut through all the sociology and psychology some people are just plain bad...period, and they aren't going to change no matter what you do to them. It has yet to be determined whether capital punishment is a deterrent.
By the way, it is estimated that as many as 15 percent of those incarcerated are innocent. It could happen to me, or to you, so be careful what you wish for with regard to how you want to see people punished.
Regards,
Mark