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jmowreader

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18. Several movies have already explored the spectre of execution as entertainment

Reply to iandhr (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 04:06 AM

Sep 2013

The Running Man, the "Monday Night Rehabilitation" scene in Idiocracy, and The Hunger Games spring immediately to mind.

It's feasible, but...well, y'know, that's what they do in Sharia Law countries...could someone explain to me, besides the symbol on the roof of the church, the difference between Sharia and what the teabaggers want?

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