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NutmegYankee

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2. In a culture with the motto "Live Free or Die", lifetime bondage is no reward.

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Tue Jul 29, 2025, 03:48 PM

Jul 2025

I'm not entirely opposed to the death penalty, and it seems appropriate in this case, but I will also acknowledge that a life without liberty is a life not worth living.

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I'm opposed to the death penalty. yardwork Jul 2025 #1

Me too. leftieNanner Jul 2025 #3

It's one reason I think it's plausible that Epstein killed himself. yardwork Jul 2025 #6

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In a culture with the motto "Live Free or Die", lifetime bondage is no reward. NutmegYankee Jul 2025 #2

The death penalty is not a deterrant, and removal of personal freedom is not a reward. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2025 #4

My guess is that he'll meet the same fate as Dahmer SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2025 #5

What evidence do you have that the death penalty serves as a deterrent to murder? dem4decades Jul 2025 #7