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chrisstopher

(152 posts) Sat May 3, 2014, 04:09 PM May 2014

New lottery?

If states like Oklahoma were to start a lottery to determine who got to throw the switch or insert the needle at an execution, they'd make a fortune.
There are a lot of sick people in this world.

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New lottery? (Original Post) chrisstopher May 2014 OP

Sane people could also play if ... GeorgeGist May 2014 #1

i'm anti DP, but don't you think pardoning murders goes a bit too far? dionysus May 2014 #2

Yeah. Earth_First May 2014 #3

GeorgeGist

(25,570 posts)

1. Sane people could also play if ...

Reply to chrisstopher (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2014, 04:19 PM

May 2014

the Winner could pardon the condemned; instead of executing them.

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dionysus

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2. i'm anti DP, but don't you think pardoning murders goes a bit too far?

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #1)

Sat May 3, 2014, 04:24 PM

May 2014

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Earth_First

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3. Yeah.

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Sat May 3, 2014, 04:32 PM

May 2014

No.

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