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PatSeg

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37. Yes, I totally agree with you

Mon May 16, 2022, 10:23 AM

May 2022

Capital punishment is state sanctioned murder, which I find absolutely unnerving. Killing people for killing people? I'd hoped we had evolved more than that.

Also, who can say with any certainty what happens when we die? Are we really punishing criminals with the death sentence or perhaps giving them a way out? If you cannot define the punishment, it cannot be called justice. It is more retribution, revenge meant to make others feel better. However, we do know what life in prison is and personally I can't think of a worse punishment. To me that is akin to hell.

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I'm sorry, but bring back death penalty in New York! I know I will be flamed for this. [View all] toesonthenose May 2022 OP

Nope !! You must love China, lots of executions! Nt USALiberal May 2022 #1

lol ok nt Torchlight May 2022 #7

Actually I do love China. toesonthenose May 2022 #9

I am totally opposed to the death penalty in all cases. MineralMan May 2022 #2

Have to disagree with you on this one toesonthenose May 2022 #12

Why would you think he'd be "treated like a king" in prison? MineralMan May 2022 #14

I could not agree more with your opinion, gab13by13 May 2022 #24

Well, my philosophical principles go even beyond that. MineralMan May 2022 #35

That is pretty much the position I have come to, as well Maeve May 2022 #45

Yes. I believe it sets up a very poor environment. MineralMan May 2022 #54

Lol, "treated like a king"??? USALiberal May 2022 #44

I agree with you Buckeyeblue May 2022 #36

Yes, I totally agree with you PatSeg May 2022 #37

I agree with all of that. MineralMan May 2022 #56

Yes, there are so many beliefs about death, PatSeg May 2022 #58

This 100% (N/T) Patton French May 2022 #57

10 to 15% of those put to death are multigraincracker May 2022 #3

No ...never happen. NO DEATH PENALTY. It is barbaric and will be used to kill minorities... Demsrule86 May 2022 #42

Abolish the death penalty. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #4

I am against the death penalty for any reason. Demsrule86 May 2022 #39

I won't flame you, MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #5

You think it should be an extremely rare event when capital punishment is used Mariana May 2022 #6

That's what I told my dad and now he's against Haggard Celine May 2022 #34

Irrational and emotional - death penalty is not the answer. Bev54 May 2022 #8

Consider yourself flamed sarisataka May 2022 #10

I guess it is a rite of passage. Thank you for the welcome, you are actually the first! toesonthenose May 2022 #13

Since you are new I thought sarisataka May 2022 #16

Thank you for your kindness. Like the Roman emperor giving the thumbs up at the end of the fight! HA toesonthenose May 2022 #40

Let me be the 2nd to say MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #18

Thank you very much, and thank you even more for your service! toesonthenose May 2022 #41

I don't think revenge should be what our justice system should be about... Ohio Joe May 2022 #11

Absolutely. It's the "justice" system. TreasonousBastard May 2022 #19

Forget that it's just wrong. It costs a ton more taxpayer's money than life in prison. So no. Scrivener7 May 2022 #15

de rec nt Celerity May 2022 #17

No. demmiblue May 2022 #20

The shooter's life is already over for all intents and purposes. Tommy Carcetti May 2022 #21

No. Let him live the rest of his life in prison. Aristus May 2022 #22

It is uncivilized for a government to commit a cold-blooded killing Walleye May 2022 #23

Governments are very often corrupt and incompetent Mysterian May 2022 #25

I don't know the right answer hamsterjill May 2022 #26

Plus the fact that the death penalty does not deter others. gab13by13 May 2022 #27

Our criminal justice system is far too imperfect milestogo May 2022 #28

Because the system would always be far from perfect edhopper May 2022 #29

Of course not. Not at all. But there is no chance of that in this case toesonthenose May 2022 #43

The laws aren't written for this specific case. They apply to every case. Mariana May 2022 #60

There are innocent people who have been put to death edhopper May 2022 #61

Let him rot in general population dalton99a May 2022 #30

No pressbox69 May 2022 #31

It is unfortunate that the perpetrator was taken alive, but I would have no problem if an accident JohnSJ May 2022 #32

+1 dalton99a May 2022 #33

It is interesting how in general sarisataka May 2022 #55

No state murder is still murder. No! Demsrule86 May 2022 #38

More death is not the answer. spanone May 2022 #46

Let him rot, but first thatdemguy May 2022 #47

We didn't ban it to save the guilty Sympthsical May 2022 #48

This. nt BlackSkimmer May 2022 #49

No. johnp3907 May 2022 #50

HRC once said "I don't believe you change hearts, I believe you change laws" nuxvomica May 2022 #51

It's easy to get wrapped up in the emotion of a particular event, but.... marmar May 2022 #52

Should the decision to impose the death penalty be subjective? onenote May 2022 #53

It never gets implemented the way people like the OP think it should be. nt. Mariana May 2022 #59