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It depends on the crime...child molesters and rapists, cover the penis with honey and set the fire ants free! If the pervert happens to die in the process, oh well. As for murderers, I could go with the volcano thing...but I also like the Mafia's idea of concrete boots...fish and crabs have to eat, too, ya know!
Theres really no reason to be so sophisticated and melodramatic. Just think of a volcano as a HUGE garbage can, and dispose all the scumbags there like the garbage they are!
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And, we need to make sure than needle's sterile, too! I mean, it could cause an infection or something!

We are so damn weird, sometimes...
See, its exactly these things that makes America look like a hypocrisy highcastle to the rest of us. Its like you wanna appear tough on crime, but you just dont have the cynicism it takes.
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Which is why lethal injection is kinda bogus. Lots of room for error. Same with the chair.

And why does this cost us so much, anyway? .44 slug in the brainpan seems cost-effective to me.

(And you probably thought I was a lib straight across ther board...)
Or you could shove a stick of dynamite up their ass and light the fuse.
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No no that's much better reserved for dogs!
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Theres really no reason to be so sophisticated and melodramatic. Just think of a volcano as a HUGE garbage can, and dispose all the scumbags there like the garbage they are!
I have no problem with that, as long as it is an appropriate crime and they are guilty beyond any doubt.

And as long as people like Billy Joe Don Bob, the one-man neighborhood protection squad, don't have anything to do with the process.
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No no that's much better reserved for dogs!
Oh boy. Run for the bunker, Trav.
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I'm not sure about now, mainly because it can get a teacher shot. But when I was a kid, the teacher with the hall pass/wooden paddle combo was someone you listened to. And you NEVER gave him any shit.
Did the paddle-bearer have a paddle with holes in it? Although my schools didn't have these guys in the hall, we had "Vice Principals of Discipline". Their paddles had holes in them to reduce any wind resistance for a more effective blow. At least, that was the theory.
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Gee, more personal attacks. What a surprise.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but was it not YOU who said I did not value life? Was it not YOU who questioned MY values?

Not just condescending but self-righteous too. Gotta love that...
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Re: Texan 'hero' shoots and kills burglars at neighbours'
And more personal attacks.

Perhaps you could find another approach?


BTW, it's pretty clear when you say that you will kill anyone who you think is stealing from you that you don't value life as much as you might want others to believe. Sorry if you find that offensive.
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It seems to me that you take the position that the lives of all human beings are equal. That raises the question in my mind of how you would react if you had the choice to save the life of your child, for example, by taking the life of someone who is attempting to harm him. In my view, there is no question as to the outcome of that situation. Your stated position indicates you would do nothing and simply let your child die rather than harm another. I find that to be beneath contempt. Even animals defend their young.
Hypothetical question: Would you also kill an innocent person if thats what it takes to save the life of your child? For instance, a guy points a pistol at your childs head, and the only way you can save it from dying is to kill the innocent person standing next to you?
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And more personal attacks.
So pointing out to you how you're behaving is now a personal attack?
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Perhaps you could find another approach?
Perhaps you could take your own advice.
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BTW, it's pretty clear when you say that you will kill anyone who you think is stealing from you that you don't value life as much as you might want others to believe. Sorry if you find that offensive.
You're welcome to interpret it anyway you like. I've been quite clear.
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Hypothetical question: Would you also kill an innocent person if thats what it takes to save the life of your child? For instance, a guy points a pistol at your childs head, and the only way you can save it from dying is to kill the innocent person standing next to you?
If there were absolutely no other alternatives, yes.

Before someone accuses me of being insensitive or uncaring, remember the choice was to let my daughter die, or let another unidentified innocent die. Put in that position, I cannot imagine ANY parent taking a different path.
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If there were absolutely no other alternatives, yes.

Before someone accuses me of being insensitive or uncaring, remember the choice was to let my daughter die, or let another unidentified innocent die. Put in that position, I cannot imagine ANY parent taking a different path.
I'm not even a parent, and I agree.
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If there were absolutely no other alternatives, yes.

Before someone accuses me of being insensitive or uncaring, remember the choice was to let my daughter die, or let another unidentified innocent die. Put in that position, I cannot imagine ANY parent taking a different path.
I guess this is a kind of selfishness that one really cant blame people for. Im bloody curious as to what Pram would do...
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I don't know. It's impossible to say without being in the situation.

I'm not sure that I could live with either choice.
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