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Plan9 · 11-09-2010, 10:17 PM

InBOIL, I'm pretty sure I argued this the last time this dead horse zombified itself. I'm hoping the abortion crossthread pops up here at some point.

Call me a romantic, but I can think of quite a few things that are worse than death. Being stuck in a box for two decades is definitely one of them.

If justice is simply about punishment ("prison") over rehabilitation ("corrections") (the mood of the current pendulum swing), why lock anybody up for the rest of their life? Why not just do 10 years? 10 years is a really long time to be in a cell, right? What's the difference between 10 years and 15? 20? 30?

The value of human life is being able to live. Depriving me of liberty by sticking me in a box is worse than ending my life. Dead men have no complaints.

It's fun to pick out who'd rather suffer in a cage for a couple dozen years instead of embrace the peace of oblivion.

11-09-2010, 10:17 PM	#56 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	InBOIL, I'm pretty sure I argued this the last time this dead horse zombified itself. I'm hoping the abortion crossthread pops up here at some point. Call me a romantic, but I can think of quite a few things that are worse than death. Being stuck in a box for two decades is definitely one of them. If justice is simply about punishment ("prison") over rehabilitation ("corrections") (the mood of the current pendulum swing), why lock anybody up for the rest of their life? Why not just do 10 years? 10 years is a really long time to be in a cell, right? What's the difference between 10 years and 15? 20? 30? The value of human life is being able to live. Depriving me of liberty by sticking me in a box is worse than ending my life. Dead men have no complaints. It's fun to pick out who'd rather suffer in a cage for a couple dozen years instead of embrace the peace of oblivion. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake." Last edited by Plan9; 11-09-2010 at 10:29 PM..