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Re: Excellent news!
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Fri, 4 Mar 2005 09:19:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
  
  
Indeed, is it not even offensive that heinous murderers are allowed to retain that which is most precious when they didn’t afford the same to their victims? Keeping them alive doesn’t uphold the value of life; ending theirs does-- the precious lives of their victims.

Assure me that everyone ever executed was guilty and I’ll agree to the death penalty.

Why? How? Specious besides. Let’s stick to an example of a serial killer who confesses. Should we execute him?

If you can prove that all confessions are 100% truthful. What if he’s lying to protect his sister? Sure he probably deserves a penalty for lying about it, but the needle?

ROSCO



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  Re: Excellent news!
 
(...) That well may be, but my point was and is to try and address the moral issue of execution directly. Your post reminds me of that classic scene in "Mr. Mom" where Jack is using the "Rocky" analogy. "Which Rocky?" :-) JOHN (19 years ago, 4-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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(...) Thanks. Resume kicking position:-) (...) Well, humans only live so long. I see little difference in a sentence of 40 years and one of 3 consecutive life sentences. I love it when someone becomes eligible for parole after a couple of hundred (...) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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