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Originally Posted by rat
you'd rather have self-imposed death penalties for theft than have some society that believes that the punishments handed down by the courts should--hell, i dunno--maybe fit the crimes?
theft and burglary, under the common law cases provided by our nation, is not grounds for loss of life. call me crazy, but i don't think thieves should be summarily executed, and somehow--and i know this part is really nuts--the courts seem to feel the same way.
you want summary execution, the People's Republic of China is the place for you.
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I can see your point in that you're not allowed to just shoot ANY person who breaks and enters. example, broad daylight...guy crawls through the window.....you say FREEZE or GET THE F' OUT!!!!, however, as others have said, if its dark out and theres someone poking around my living room or coming down the hallway they get one chance to stop when I say so. If they don't then i'm pulling the trigger. My wife and kids are worth more than the life of a thief.
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