I presume you have nothing further to add to the "severe capital punishment" debate, do you? That must be why your changing the topic ...

In the US? Death by hanging was the penalty, I suspect. After that little thing called a "fair trial." I know that some of you conservatives are really against that part of the justice system.


I didn't say you were being obtuse. Delusional seems to be more your racket.

I'm really curious; where could you possibly interpret anything I've ever written to indicate that I have some inclination towards enjoying any sort of violence, especially towards a child?

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Sure I do Rahul. It's pretty cut and dried. In the states that have capital punishment, the majority (obviously) has spoken. My hat goes off to my state (Texas), as we're trying to speed up the process when the evidence of guilt is overwhelming.

You're against and I'm for..............so what remains to be said? (lemme guess.....that I'm "wrong" ??? )

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Except, of course, eyewitness evidence is among the least reliable.

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I agree completely. Sane people do not decapitate ANYONE.

Oh shit.....

This posts sounds as insane as the guy the thread is about.

Don't you blood thirsty types see? You are just as bad as the murderers when you call for murder of them.

Settle down murderous masses.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Perhaps before the constitution was written, there was cruel and unusual punishment like the kind you are all fired up for, and that is why the constitution outlawed it, as they were sane and just founding fathers, thank God.

You guys keep bringing up the money issue in the death penalty argument.

The death penalty COSTS MORE than life in prison due to all the mandatory appeals.

That argument doesn't wash.

The death penalty only costs more because it is dragged out before being applied.

If we applied it in a rational fashion and timeframe, it would be a lot less expensive.

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Last time I read a history book, capital punishment was regularly carried out by those who wrote the constitution. Therefore they must not have considered capital punishment to be 'Cruel and Unusual' and I'm sure that they were much smarter then you are.

Punishment generally has a preventive function: it tells wanna-be criminals "don't do that, or else...!". Against mad people, it is a bit useless, which is why mad people are sent to asylums rather than sentenced to death. Killing them would be cruel as it serves no purpose whatsoever: do you need to kill an animal who hurt a person? If there's possibility to let the animal live without creating any risk for other people, then it's the best thing to do.

The same goes for a mad man.

But that...
... is something else.

And then many more innocents would be put to death at the hands of the state. As it is now, some innocents are murdered by the state. Is is worth taking that chance?

If I'm not mistaken, pramjockey was referring to this:

And your insults really aren't neccessary. Before telling other people they are not as smart as someone else, you should probably make sure you are understanding what you are posting about Just a helpful hint.

Aaaahhh so pramjockey is a supporter of Capital Punishment, just not slow painful capital punishment. Is that what you meant Pramjockey? If you are a supporter of capital punishment then I shall withdrawl my prior post.

Perhaps you should try swallowing your own pill about insults:

And those are just your gems aimed at me personally, not even taking into account those directed at other people.

kindly check the definition of obtuse--- that aint it AND BTW

I received Points some months ago for those precise words.