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Kewpie Dan · 04-23-2004, 09:40 PM

KnifeMissle,

sorry if my post was a little vauge. i knew someone would come up with that argument, i just didn't really feel like typing all this out...

my point is that, yes I am capable of killing, but I have not (and I hope that I don't have to). I do not think that we should all be locked up just because there is the off-chance that we could kill.

there is a big difference from killing another person as a result of a concious choice and killing another because of coercion. Now that concious choice does not have to include the conclusion "and he/she will be dead". i hope that no one ever drives drunk with the intention of killing. but when that person kills another they have to take responsibility for their actions. how much responsibility is of course dependant on other mitgating actions.

Much like this individual, although he might not have meant to kill the two he did, he still made a choice to go through with his actions. Now was he aware of his actions? we do not really know. What we do know is that he needs to be supervised, and he was not.

what I am suggesting is that the tragedy lies in the fact that this man has killed once, and as a result of his release has killed again.

whether it was his fault or not is a debate i do not want to get into. what upsets me the most was that the system failed that child who died. because of someone's mistake we have one less life lived, and one more grieving mother.

my ultimate point is that if someone has killed and can kill again, we should take all the measures we can from letting him/her kill again.

04-23-2004, 09:40 PM	#37 (permalink)
Kewpie Dan powered by the souls of dead warriors Location: In the rain, dying	KnifeMissle, sorry if my post was a little vauge. i knew someone would come up with that argument, i just didn't really feel like typing all this out... my point is that, yes I am capable of killing, but I have not (and I hope that I don't have to). I do not think that we should all be locked up just because there is the off-chance that we could kill. there is a big difference from killing another person as a result of a concious choice and killing another because of coercion. Now that concious choice does not have to include the conclusion "and he/she will be dead". i hope that no one ever drives drunk with the intention of killing. but when that person kills another they have to take responsibility for their actions. how much responsibility is of course dependant on other mitgating actions. Much like this individual, although he might not have meant to kill the two he did, he still made a choice to go through with his actions. Now was he aware of his actions? we do not really know. What we do know is that he needs to be supervised, and he was not. what I am suggesting is that the tragedy lies in the fact that this man has killed once, and as a result of his release has killed again. whether it was his fault or not is a debate i do not want to get into. what upsets me the most was that the system failed that child who died. because of someone's mistake we have one less life lived, and one more grieving mother. my ultimate point is that if someone has killed and can kill again, we should take all the measures we can from letting him/her kill again. __________________ I'm so awesome I made your mom cry!