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indivisibleman

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21. completely agree

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2014, 01:31 AM

Jan 2014

It troubles me time and time again when friends of mine state things like, "we should skin that pedophile alive" or "that person should spend the rest of his live being tortured." And on and on it goes.
End the death penalty and let us as a people become a more humane and sane society.... please.

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The execution today in Ohio was a horror show. [View all] Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 OP

The "prolife" crowd seems to love human torture & suffering. JaneyVee Jan 2014 #1

Nothing screams "authority" like killing someone. OnyxCollie Jan 2014 #3

Interesting. I had never thought of that. Could explain the inquisitions among other things. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #11

A friend of mine . . . markpkessinger Jan 2014 #22

The Catholic Church's stand on the DP is consistent with their pro-life position. All recent Popes sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #25

Bishop Daily? hrmjustin Jan 2014 #26

I believe it was Daly markpkessinger Jan 2014 #39

Yeah Daily was a right winger.I left the RC in in 96 and joined St Luke's that same year. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #47

Sigh, I thought that Ohio was part of the 21st Century and not a part of, say, Texas. nt. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #2

The state as a whole may be 21st century, but their Governor is still stuck in the 13th century. Bjorn Against Jan 2014 #4

Well stated. Chorophyll Jan 2014 #5

I think that only Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #32

But, but, the more we make offenders suffer, the safer we feel. rhett o rick Jan 2014 #6

bu$h actually granted one request of clemency, Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #8

Well, if you've read the threads here today nobodyspecial Jan 2014 #7

A beheading would have been quicker, though admittedly bloodier. Any veterinarian ... Hekate Jan 2014 #9

I think there's more than a little sadism in it, whatever the criminal did. delrem Jan 2014 #20

Exactly GCP Jan 2014 #33

I think mademoiselle guillotine would be far more humane than what we have now BarackTheVote Jan 2014 #35

The civilized world is refusing to sell the usual execution drugs to the US. morningfog Jan 2014 #38

I seldom agree with you, Warren, but I - an Ohioan- agree strongly on this one. No Vested Interest Jan 2014 #10

It seems watching the human body desperately try and survive is disturbing Rex Jan 2014 #12

Even more so if it is a family member. nt cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #37

Yes, even more so that was completely unnecessary for his family to see. Rex Jan 2014 #40

Agreed. They had done nothing to deserve that. nt cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #42

I heard it took fifteen, but even that's too long. Makes beheading seem humane, as I said in MADem Jan 2014 #13

China has three times our population. I wonder why people trying to excuse our participation in this sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #27

If they were executing at our rate, they would have executed 117, then, not 2,000. MADem Jan 2014 #30

K & R !!! - Thank You For That !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #14

To think, we fancy ourselves a beacon of righteousness. 1000words Jan 2014 #15

Mengele would be proud. Whisp Jan 2014 #16

There you have it cprise Jan 2014 #17

I am ashamed to be a buckeye... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #18

Every execution is a horror show n/t TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #19

completely agree indivisibleman Jan 2014 #21

Time To End Capital Punishment colsohlibgal Jan 2014 #23

Unless we start executing a few provably criminal, murderous Corporations... nikto Jan 2014 #24

Post removed Post removed Jan 2014 #28

Check Out The Morning Crew's Take... WillyT Jan 2014 #29

Barbarism makes our pretense of sophistication laughable. Lint Head Jan 2014 #31

Ohio Attorney General: "You're not entitled to a pain-free execution" jsr Jan 2014 #34

he really said that? What a toxic excuse for a human being. nt cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #43

I believe it was an Assistant Atty. General, not DeWine. nt No Vested Interest Jan 2014 #48

thanks for the clarification. nt cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #52

We make the DP way too complicated CFLDem Jan 2014 #36

Have we ever been any different? aikoaiko Jan 2014 #41

Hanging, firing squad or headsman are all pretty much instant. PeteSelman Jan 2014 #44

It's okay, though, because the moment the man finally died.... Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2014 #45

k&r... spanone Jan 2014 #46

They all are. KamaAina Jan 2014 #49

25 minutes of struggling to breathe. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #50

The family is now going to sue the state. Their case looks strong. harun Jan 2014 #54

His lawyers presented expert testimony before the execution that this is exactly what would happen. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #55

Well, besides torture and the occasional execution of innocents, what's the problem? Doctor_J Jan 2014 #51

Why do we kill people, who kill people, to show people, that killing people is wrong? RoccoR5955 Jan 2014 #53