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Re: Gun debate (was Re: New Web Page
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Mon, 31 May 1999 17:48:51 GMT
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On Mon, 17 May 1999 23:40:30 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following
profundities...
Better that
a hundred guilty walk free than that 1 innocent be unjustly punished.


Why the death penalty was abolished in the UK. Shall we go
down that road? Would the incorrect execution of one
individual sway the overwhelmingly favourable attitude towards
capital punishment? I don't see that such an event would
sway opinion, somehow.

Sarcasm/"joke"/observation, having read only a 1/4 of this
thread so far:
Doubtful. Americans seem to prefer the ability to be their
own judge/jury/executioner when faced with being a victim.
Not a criticism or defense, of either criminal or victim.

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  Re: Gun debate (was Re: New Web Page
 
(...) Been down it before. Most libertarians are opposed to Capital Punishment. Too irreversible. Now, granted, even if you're sentenced to life, you could still die before your time due to some random prisoner or guard, but at least the odds of (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) In fact, I seem to remember that Michael Dukakis (former govener or Massachussetts and one time presidential canditate for non-americans and those with short memories) caught flak for being soft on crime for finally officially recognizing that (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) What makes a criminal trial verdict clearly wrong? For instance with OJ: everyone I knew had an opinion, most of them thought he was guilty as hell and should fry, but a few were absolutely sure that he was innocent. So, he got off and (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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