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Re: Gun debate (was Re: New Web Page
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Mon, 31 May 1999 22:11:06 GMT
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Richard Dee wrote:
> Why the death penalty was abolished in the UK. Shall we go
> down that road?
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 fixing a mistake are better. Besides,
I'd rather see the guilty working their butts off to give their victims
restitution instead of fried. (I know, in prisons as they are today, it
costs money to incarcerate. Doesn't have to be that way...)
> 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.
Yes. And yet, while I am against capital punishment, I pack heat at home
and am prepared to use it against intruders. I trust myself and others
more than I do the state.
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| On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 02:21:22 GMT, Mike Stanley uttered the following profundities... (...) Road building. People always need new roads. Roads always need repair. Cleaning of public monuments or buildings. With a toothbrush. Mining. With a hammer and (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| On Mon, 17 May 1999 23:40:30 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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