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Re: Excellent news!
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Wed, 4 Jan 2006 23:18:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:

  
   What about the fate of a man who kills 5 women and children during a botched bank robbery where he is captured at the scene. Presumably, then, you feel comfortable enough to execute him?

Here’s a sword - are you willing to personally execute him yourself? No, it’s not a facetious question.

That may present a problem, but not because of a lack of volunteers. Didn’t several hundred members of our civilized and Christian nation sign up to help execute Gary Gilmore?

I just envisioned a new cash source for the government! Selling a raffle to see who gets to execute someone! Or better yet, an auction!

-Lenny

Full lottery, none of this “scratcher” nonsense. Now that would be putting money where your mouth is! :-)

-->Bruce<--



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  Re: Excellenter news!
 
(...) I like this. Definite potential as a revenue raiser and a crowd pleaser. But I think you might be onto something much much bigger. Think of the money and time we'd all save if we skipped the admittedly only dubiously successful process of (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Excellent news!
 
(...) I just envisioned a new cash source for the government! Selling a raffle to see who gets to execute someone! Or better yet, an auction! -Lenny (18 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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