It's hard not to support capital punishment, I certainly do;

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It's hard not to support capital punishment, I certainly do;

ER — 4/14/2009 6:09:41 PM (archived)

especially in crimes as brutal as this one. But the issue is not whether the punishment is just or not; but whether you've got the right man or not. It doesn't matter how vicious the crime was if you're execute the wrong guy for it. Unless we can find a way to guarantee the verdict is correct, we have no right to demand the ultimate penalty.

I've always found it baffling that people who don't trust the government to assess and collect taxes fairly are ready to hand over to it the right to kill people.

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Why I support the Death Penalty - REB - 4/7/2009 2:05:30 PM
- Another Appropriate Person For Capital Punishment. - David F Mayer - 4/14/2009 10:51:04 PM
  - Let's hope they have the guilty person - S - 4/15/2009 11:22:06 PM
- It's hard not to support capital punishment, I certainly do; - ER - 4/14/2009 6:09:41 PM
  - Baffling indeed!!! - Jody - 4/14/2009 8:58:10 PM
    - The Jury System Is the Safeguard Here. - David F Mayer - 4/14/2009 11:15:52 PM
      - re: The Jury System Is the Safeguard Here. - ER - 4/15/2009 6:06:19 PM
- John Stuart Mill, the Founder of Western Liberalism, Supports the Death Penalty. - David F Mayer - 4/14/2009 4:40:51 PM
  - Mill also has no remedy for the inevitable mistakes - S - 4/14/2009 5:08:07 PM
    - Then let us shut down the medical system because of inevitable mistakes. - David F Mayer - 4/14/2009 7:05:31 PM
      - Apples and Oranges - S - 4/14/2009 8:30:17 PM
- The HZ Law - S - 4/9/2009 10:06:01 PM
  - Punishment is much easier than prevention. - David F Mayer - 4/14/2009 11:17:16 PM
    - It's a good question - S - 4/15/2009 11:01:19 PM
  - The horses are already out of the barn - Lindy - 4/10/2009 2:21:31 AM
    - re: The horses are already out of the barn - S - 4/13/2009 7:06:27 PM
      - re: The horses are already out of the barn - Lindy - 4/14/2009 3:17:08 AM
        
        The horse's original color - S - 4/14/2009 4:55:02 PM
        
        re: The horse's original color - Lindy - 4/14/2009 7:42:33 PM
        
        Horse sense - S - 4/14/2009 9:51:29 PM
        
        Mandatory castration for serial rapists... - Jody - 4/14/2009 10:14:22 PM
        
        re: Mandatory castration for serial rapists... - S - 4/15/2009 11:52:16 PM
        
        Agreed...NEVER let them out... - Jody - 4/16/2009 2:13:04 AM
- A painless death is too good for them - FrankC - 4/7/2009 10:17:19 PM
  - re: A painless death is too good for them - Lindy - 4/8/2009 4:41:52 AM
  - I agree with you. - Eri - 4/8/2009 2:29:45 AM
- Could you accept - azstrummer - 4/7/2009 7:21:37 PM
  - Exactly. - Eri - 4/8/2009 2:36:47 AM
- Why I don't. - Mary Anne - 4/7/2009 5:08:29 PM
  - Agreed (n/t) - RobVG - 4/8/2009 1:15:21 AM
  - Well said - S - 4/7/2009 7:14:58 PM
- I can not watch the video..or read the article whichever it is, - Jody - 4/7/2009 4:37:35 PM
- It's easy to understand the upset and dismay. - Bowser - 4/7/2009 4:00:09 PM
  - OTOH, there is evil in the world and evil people. - Eri - 4/8/2009 2:39:12 AM
  - re: It's easy to understand the upset and dismay. - REB - 4/7/2009 4:22:00 PM
    - And that's the tragedy of Christianity. The teachings of Christ are not followed. - Bowser - 4/7/2009 6:14:08 PM
      - ...and thanks. - REB - 4/7/2009 6:52:16 PM
      - Not at all. - REB - 4/7/2009 6:37:23 PM
        
        Don't try so hard. - Eri - 4/8/2009 2:42:02 AM
        
        Why give those things to Christ? - azstrummer - 4/8/2009 4:57:24 AM
        
        I'd rather that the people around me come to their ethics because it makes sense without the faith. - Jody - 4/14/2009 4:02:30 AM
    - Let's be pragmatic... - Raoul - 4/7/2009 6:06:34 PM
      - re: Let's be pragmatic... - REB - 4/7/2009 6:51:00 PM
        
        Obviously it doesn't stop them or there wouldn't be any child molestations/murders. - Eri - 4/8/2009 2:44:25 AM
        
        Speaking of pragmatics - S - 4/7/2009 7:24:34 PM
        
        Actually... - S - 4/9/2009 8:17:30 PM
    - Great post REB!!! (n/t) - Jody - 4/7/2009 4:39:08 PM
      - Just call me Pippin. - REB - 4/7/2009 4:41:31 PM

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