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Death Penalty debate

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mauzip:
I'm for the death penalty. You can come up with the reasons why. Nobody is gonna change my opinion and I can't change the opinion of anyone else. Discussion closed.

Sikotic™:
I wouldn't go as far as to say you're stooping to the murderer/rapists level if you put them to death. If you do something as evil and cold hearted as murder someone, what is just punishment for that person? Sitting in a cell for the rest of your life with a TV to watch and three square meals?

The victim can never get their life back and IMO I don't think the sick bastard that took it deserves to keep theirs, even if they are locked away from society for good.

Montana00:
i dont think a rapist should get the death penalty.

Im kind of mixed on this issue. You could say an eye for an eye, but then arent you just as bad as them if you take their life?

But i do not think that we americans are uncivilized because we have the death penalty.

Don Seer:
^ most sensible post you've ever made :)

Trauma-san:
You have to think about it with a clear mind.  

If somebody kills someone, what can you do? You only have a limited number of choices.

1. You could just let them walk away free.  I think we all agree that's not a reasonable option.

2. You could sentence them to a set period of time, i.e. 20 years or so in prison.  This is paid for by taxpayers, so basically if he kills somebody the taxpayers get punished.  

3. You could sentence him to life.  Same deal with the taxpayers, and if we're basically permanently taking his freedom away, isn't he already dead anyways?

4. You can kill him.  There's always going to be opposition to that, and we dont' know enough about the world beyond this one factually to make any kind of justice or punishment determinations that result in life and death decisions.  

What I would ACTUALLY like to see happen is, I think when people are in jail, we should work their asses off.  Make them fucking slaves to the system, and use their blood and sweat to build America up into a great country.  Have them make all our clothing, for instance.  Or have them do tedious jobs with little or no pay that nobody else wants to do.  It's not a perfect answer, but if we're going to lock somebody up, they should suffer, and I mean suffer HARD.  Fuck being humane to them.  We don't have to torture them, but they oughta be sweating their asses off.  

Since that will never happen, I'm gonna revert back to my standard answer: I don't really give a fuck.  The government takes care of that for me, I don't HAVE to decide which is better, because I don't have a vote in it.  I'll let them decide, and then just continue on with the decision not affecting my life at all, with the exception of the taxes I pay.  

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