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Originally Posted by Halx
The executing of innocent people is an argument against the legal system that got them convicted, not the death penalty. When you sentence someone to death, you find them guilty of several grim crimes. There are some who get life while committing the same kind of crimes. Whats the point of life in prison? In my opinion, thats less humane than just killing 'em.
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Well, I say that because I assume by enacting it with less care you are referring to the lengthy and expensive appeals process accorded to those who have received the death penalty. Maybe I made a leap.
And my concern in this matter is not really the issue of what is humane for the murderer. It is that, to me, it seems disturbingly irrational for us as a society to methodically kill unarmed, incarcerated human beings.
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Last edited by mixedmedia; 12-08-2006 at 01:33 PM..
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