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Good. TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #1
Wish I could recommend your post (n/t) Amaril Jan 2014 #4
Maybe we should take a leaf from the book of the animal kingdom Aerows Jan 2014 #11
perhaps we need to seriously address why that person is in prison for a marijuana offense.. frylock Jan 2014 #38
I would first rather address someone that killed a newlywed that was 8 months pregnant. William769 Jan 2014 #49
very simple; life in prison without parole.. frylock Jan 2014 #52
I like the option used in this case better. William769 Jan 2014 #55
i do. you have the same view as they do in north korea and saudi arabia.. frylock Jan 2014 #62
I always do! William769 Jan 2014 #63
as i'm sure you do when innocent people are executed frylock Jan 2014 #69
You're a mind reader? William769 Jan 2014 #71
just using basic logic here.. frylock Jan 2014 #72
Nothing is perfect. William769 Jan 2014 #75
you accept the murder of innocent people as the cost of doing business.. frylock Jan 2014 #85
"Nothing is perfect" nobodyspecial Jan 2014 #86
Awful. kcr Jan 2014 #88
I probably could have phrased it better but considering who I was responding to, I didn't see William769 Jan 2014 #89
Perfect is impossible kcr Jan 2014 #91
There will NEVER be a way to make it "perfect" BuddhaGirl Jan 2014 #100
human rights are human rights CreekDog Jan 2014 #120
Your right human rights are human rights. William769 Jan 2014 #121
Victims' rights are indeed important, but killing someone gives nothing good to a victim CreekDog Jan 2014 #122
"The lowest crime rates are precisely where death is not a penalty." Skip Intro Jan 2014 #135
I'd respond to the always class act William769 CreekDog Jan 2014 #136
Called it. n/t Skip Intro Jan 2014 #138
Yes I did CreekDog Jan 2014 #139
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ALERT ALERT! I wuv Creekdoug! Rex Jan 2014 #144
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Wonderfully put. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2014 #147
If I'm ever murdered... TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #127
And then we become what we say we despise the most. I will never allow a monster who murders sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #143
I'm right with you get the red out Jan 2014 #97
Have you heard of cruel an unusal punishment. He may have deserved the penalty, but not the lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #102
the problem is it doesn't make us safer CreekDog Jan 2014 #119
+1000. eom. Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #57
Me too n/t Aerows Jan 2014 #74
Never argued anything different Aerows Jan 2014 #50
indeed frylock Jan 2014 #53
much easier, and much more profitable as they can seize property. nt littlewolf Jan 2014 #116
"Take a leaf from the book of the animal kingdom..." TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #124
Unfortunately, too few in our bloodlust society will come away with that response. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2014 #146
I'll bet they won't be using that method again. MADem Jan 2014 #2
Beheading of firing squad would be more humane Aerows Jan 2014 #5
Indeed . . . markpkessinger Jan 2014 #41
It's true Aerows Jan 2014 #42
Beheading is barbaric. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #125
No argument there . . . markpkessinger Jan 2014 #140
No, no, and vehemently no to the idea of beheading as "humane." Death is quick, yes, but the sheer WinkyDink Jan 2014 #123
Hasn't it been shown that the head lives Hayabusa Jan 2014 #130
Similar to the once favored Crucifiction warrant46 Jan 2014 #8
Enjoy getting locked up for something Aerows Jan 2014 #12
Whaa ? warrant46 Jan 2014 #46
I'm not certain what part I should enlighten you about Aerows Jan 2014 #48
It's sarcasm-- but I think you replied to someone else warrant46 Jan 2014 #51
It's kind of as WTF? as your post Aerows Jan 2014 #58
Thank you for the intelligent reply warrant46 Jan 2014 #67
Well that's certainly relevant Aerows Jan 2014 #77
10,000 female people Aerows Jan 2014 #79
In Iran, Saudi Arabia and a few other countries, it IS a public spectacle. Still. MADem Jan 2014 #30
reminds me of The Green Mile Whisp Jan 2014 #25
"Mengele chemical gawdwfulness" Aerows Jan 2014 #45
Actually Beheading isnt quite humane. Mrdrboi Jan 2014 #60
Ok--you have a choice. You can drown from "air hunger" for five minutes, or you can MADem Jan 2014 #81
Seems like a firing squad or guillotine would be more humane. Cleita Jan 2014 #3
Every single society Aerows Jan 2014 #7
We have other means of separating them from society. Cleita Jan 2014 #9
In this case there was no chance that he was innocent. Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #14
That's actually where my sympathy lies too, with the family. Cleita Jan 2014 #17
So true. eom. Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author frylock Jan 2014 #40
How? Aerows Jan 2014 #15
People like that are damaged beyond repair and belong in a psychiatric institution that has Cleita Jan 2014 #21
I would metaphorically wield it Aerows Jan 2014 #29
No it is because you see your fellow man as nothing more than animals MattBaggins Jan 2014 #95
Yeah, we're a little different from the rest of the animal kingdom. The Stranger Jan 2014 #39
You can't get past being an animal? MattBaggins Jan 2014 #93
If we did use the guillotine, the jury would have to look at the accused and think...... LongTomH Jan 2014 #19
The guy who invented the guillotine did so because he felt it was a quicker Cleita Jan 2014 #23
To say nothing of a head that was still alive, conscious and in obvious pain for a minute or so. RC Jan 2014 #35
Gosh that's just terrible legcramp Jan 2014 #6
An eye for an eye... joeybee12 Jan 2014 #10
Eye for an eye is immediate death Aerows Jan 2014 #13
yeap Egnever Jan 2014 #16
There is no doubt she suffered horribly. And there is nothing that will ever erase msanthrope Jan 2014 #22
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #43
Great, so we sink to just barely above his level. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #94
Joy Stewart donco Jan 2014 #20
She can't rest in peace or non-peace. She's just dead. HERVEPA Jan 2014 #36
One thing is for certain get the red out Jan 2014 #98
He wasn't killing anyone when he was behind bars now was he? neverforget Jan 2014 #132
She's dead. I doubt her non-existence has any opinion on the guy's execution. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #92
Where the hell have they kept her body so that she's morningfog Jan 2014 #113
if you murder some one beachbum bob Jan 2014 #24
As does mine. 840high Jan 2014 #28
I remember when his victims died, reading articles about their horrible final moments CBGLuthier Jan 2014 #26
I can't work up any sympathy... sendero Jan 2014 #37
They're made in Europe and the EU forbids using their products in executions jmowreader Jan 2014 #137
Aren't lethal injection drugs supposed to just stop your heart? Dash87 Jan 2014 #27
Lethal injections rarely kill instantly Harmony Blue Jan 2014 #33
Basically, they used him as a test animal to test the new protocol. riqster Jan 2014 #31
It would not surprise me if someone decide to use this guy as a guinea pig Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #32
I am unalterably opposed to the death penalty. MineralMan Jan 2014 #34
My opinion is that I don't give a shit if he suffered. Joy Stewart, her baby, and their family... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #44
Yet isn't it interesting that virtually every other western democracy . . . markpkessinger Jan 2014 #65
Don't get me wrong, I lean heavily anti-death penalty. However, I often find ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #84
Yeah, you sure do. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2014 #155
agreed frylock Jan 2014 #47
+1 cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #68
I agree. enlightenment Jan 2014 #82
That's how I feel, too. You can't be partly against the death penalty. MineralMan Jan 2014 #83
we're such a civilized nation TimeToEvolve Jan 2014 #54
I see many here saying they have no sympathy for a killer and that's fine Arcanetrance Jan 2014 #56
Who else should do it? HipChick Jan 2014 #59
No one we should be better than an eye for an eye Arcanetrance Jan 2014 #61
Better? HipChick Jan 2014 #64
Ah yes and while we are at it we can start chopping off arms of those that steal Arcanetrance Jan 2014 #66
Higher than life in prison nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #87
Even if I had no sympathy for killers (and I'll admit, I have sympathy for everyone) Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #134
I really dont have the sympathy for someone who commited such a violent murder. Mrdrboi Jan 2014 #70
That's disgusting. cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #73
Does anyone know how federal courts have ruled on the "cruel" part of cruel and unusual? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #76
First off it has to be cruel AND unusual. morningfog Jan 2014 #112
thanks. I had never thought about both conditions having to be met DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #114
All executions should be public beheadings LittleBlue Jan 2014 #78
I guess I'm an asshole Aerows Jan 2014 #80
You are onto something nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #90
wth, did they not use enough? it shouldn't be hard to quickly kill someone with an overdoes of a dionysus Jan 2014 #96
Why not just go into the evidence locker and shoot 'em up with a massive heroin overdose? MADem Jan 2014 #142
thats what i'm sayin. i'm not pro DP, but if you're gonna do it, even i can think of painless ways dionysus Jan 2014 #149
I am on the same page. They'd have done better to consult a veterinarian and ask them how they put MADem Jan 2014 #151
and what noises did his pregnant VICTIM make? pansypoo53219 Jan 2014 #99
Who cares? Why would you eat to know that? morningfog Jan 2014 #110
Good... Hope it hurt like hell... Lost_Count Jan 2014 #101
and what would that accomplish to give the condemned extra suffering? Would that bring back the lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #104
Get lost, count. morningfog Jan 2014 #109
Post removed Post removed Jan 2014 #118
Ugh. I feel sick reading that. Union Scribe Jan 2014 #103
THIS is who we've become. We are no better than the Nazis. Th1onein Jan 2014 #105
they probably didn't use enough. If 'the state' wants to kill, than give a MASSIVE overdose. Sunlei Jan 2014 #106
Okay fine, why not build an instant incineration machine? Rex Jan 2014 #107
Shame on Ohio. Fucking barbarians. morningfog Jan 2014 #108
Exactly mokawanis Jan 2014 #111
I am anti dp gwheezie Jan 2014 #115
I just want to comment on the snoring/snorting part gwheezie Jan 2014 #117
That's pretty much what a natural death looks like.. Barack_America Jan 2014 #126
There's no pain or discomfort in "natural death?" morningfog Jan 2014 #128
I didn't say that. Barack_America Jan 2014 #131
If we are going to use capital punishment, Hayabusa Jan 2014 #129
Do we know those are indicators of pain? From my understanding... Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #133
i agree, it's easy to use massive doses of drugs to kill someone quickly dionysus Jan 2014 #150
Wonder how long the innocent woman and her child gasped for air before they died ? NM_Birder Jan 2014 #148
Ever see someone you love removed from life support? 2pooped2pop Jan 2014 #152
yes, my mom. but i think it was harder for us watching than it was for her. she wa on a large dose dionysus Jan 2014 #153
I expected her to go quietly 2pooped2pop Jan 2014 #154
some of it, i guess, you just can't avoid... it was mostly peaceful, but at the end there was what i dionysus Jan 2014 #156
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