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unreadierLizard

(475 posts) Fri Jan 17, 2014, 10:00 PM Jan 2014

In regards to the guy who took 25 minutes to die in agony [View all]

The man raped and murdered a pregnant woman - in effect, he took two lives.

I'm not a fan of capital punishment but if you expect me to feel sorry for a rapist and murderer I can't.

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In regards to the guy who took 25 minutes to die in agony [View all] unreadierLizard Jan 2014 OP

Feel better? 1000words Jan 2014 #1

No. unreadierLizard Jan 2014 #2

BS pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #19

How about this country? In places like Iraq under Hussein eg, people were executed and we were sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #26

Yeah, what a slacker! mindwalker_i Jan 2014 #3

Its not about feeling sorry, it violates the Constitution. JaneyVee Jan 2014 #4

Your attitude is exactly we have a criminal justice system AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #5

Exactly, thank you! 'Revenge is not justice'. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #27

. AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #28

It's not a matter of feeling sorry for him IDemo Jan 2014 #6

Exactly. And the fact that the more $$$ you have = better representation. JaneyVee Jan 2014 #8

Please point out exactly who is telling you to have sympathy for the guy. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #7

Well, I am. Chan790 Jan 2014 #12

He is from the next county up from my house...about 20 miles away. FarPoint Jan 2014 #9

Yawn. Chan790 Jan 2014 #10

torture culture bobduca Jan 2014 #18

I wouldn't like to see an animal die like that Red Mountain Jan 2014 #11

Not only that his family had to witness that. Should the Cleita Jan 2014 #14

Well then, I think we should time their deaths to be just one second longer than that of Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #13

And YOU support torture. What does that make YOU? Th1onein Jan 2014 #15

I don't feel sorry for him Bradical79 Jan 2014 #16

It is not about sympathy. avebury Jan 2014 #17

I don't support the death penalty for several reasons XemaSab Jan 2014 #20

So I take it we're against gladiator fights? CFLDem Jan 2014 #21

Do you feel okay with torture? R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2014 #22

It's not about "feeling sorry" for anyone. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2014 #23

This makes it difficult, doesn't it? rustydog Jan 2014 #24

I don't feel sorry for rapists or murderers either. I feel sorry for this country's descent into sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #25

capital punishment KT2000 Jan 2014 #29

I do not support capital punishment, but I don't care about how long this ghoul took to die... Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #30

"Everything that degrades the conscience of the nation enhances the power of Napoleon" struggle4progress Jan 2014 #31

No empathy whatsoever? Heidi Jan 2014 #32

We should have tortured him slower tkmorris Jan 2014 #33

Let's forget empathy or any soft hearted lib'rul thing nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #34

Many, convicted "murderers" have been wrongly convicted -- and put to death. Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #35

One wonders how it is that SheilaT Jan 2014 #36