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Celerity

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20. Mass shootings are crimes, not state punishments. The US will never be capable of being a fully

Reply to Meadowoak (Reply #14)

Thu Oct 13, 2022, 11:51 AM

Oct 2022

civilised nation until it bans the death penalty.

Since 1990, ten countries (China, Congo, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, USA and Yemen) have executed offenders who were under the age of 18 or 21 at the time the crime was committed, contravening the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Nice company the US keeps.

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Breaking: Nikolas Cruz Gets Life In Prison [View all] SoCalDavidS Oct 2022 OP

How many counts are there?? 17?? For all the deaths?? a kennedy Oct 2022 #1

yes, they have to read them all Celerity Oct 2022 #3

Thanks. a kennedy Oct 2022 #4

good, the death penalty is a barbarous relic Celerity Oct 2022 #2

I don't like the death penalty myself, but he deserved it. Meadowoak Oct 2022 #11

Disagree, the death penalty needs to be ended, it is state murder. Celerity Oct 2022 #13

So do mass shootings. Meadowoak Oct 2022 #14

What does that have to do with the DP, which is proven to not deter crime obamanut2012 Oct 2022 #19

Mass shootings are crimes, not state punishments. The US will never be capable of being a fully Celerity Oct 2022 #20

To me, life in prison, without parole, would be worse than the death penalty. panader0 Oct 2022 #26

You are right. DP should be banned. n/t yorkster Oct 2022 #28

The jury hands it out The Grand Illuminist Oct 2022 #34

The state empowers the jury, it is all under the purview of the justice system, which IS the state. Celerity Oct 2022 #37

No one deserves being murdered obamanut2012 Oct 2022 #18

Really? Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2022 #36

That's one Cruz down, one to go. GreenWave Oct 2022 #5

I hope he spends the rest of his life realizing that it wasn't worth it. Aristus Oct 2022 #6

Good. MontanaMama Oct 2022 #7

We know someone who lost her son at Parkland Danmel Oct 2022 #8

i agree..once you have it hit close to home you change your view pretty quickly samnsara Oct 2022 #9

which is exactly why it needs to be abolished, as a true rule of law blocks personalising vengeance Celerity Oct 2022 #22

+1 Meadowoak Oct 2022 #10

I'm Among The DU Minority On This One SoCalDavidS Oct 2022 #12

Objectively, it costs more to try to impose the death penalty Earthrise Oct 2022 #21

You Don't Think He'll Appeal Repeatedly Anyways? nt SoCalDavidS Oct 2022 #27

Good question. I was just going by the reports from the states - Earthrise Oct 2022 #29

He didn't get the death penalty so no, he won't repeal even once Arazi Oct 2022 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author SoCalDavidS Oct 2022 #33

Also not a big fan of the death penalty. Igel Oct 2022 #25

I agree with you. honest.abe Oct 2022 #35

Might be better to change the thread title to: Breaking: Parkland Shooter Gets Life In Prison Just A Box Of Rain Oct 2022 #15

Joe The Plumber: 'Your Dead Kids Don't Trump My Constitutional Rights' To Have Guns keithbvadu2 Oct 2022 #16

Good, the DP is barbaric obamanut2012 Oct 2022 #17

+1 Celerity Oct 2022 #23

That's what I wanted for Casey Anthony! LeftInTX Oct 2022 #30

Can we stop using the monsters name and call him the Parkland school killer? onecaliberal Oct 2022 #24

I am against the death penalty Raftergirl Oct 2022 #31