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MillennialDem

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94. Well it is a way to collect DNA/fingerprints but also a way to plant evidence
Sun Apr 6, 2014, 03:15 PM
Apr 2014

"We found this soda can at the crime scene and it has the perp's DNA all over it"

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I fully agree. This, over ALL other indicators, characterizes a nation and a culture. NYC_SKP Apr 2014 #1
I cant stop crying. I get emotional every time the subject is brought up darkangel218 Apr 2014 #2
Do you exert more emotion for the victims of the crime? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2014 #6
Our system is supposed to correct and rehabilitate. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #7
I actually didn't say anything of the kind ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2014 #10
So do I. Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #17
I don't see the inconsistency either.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2014 #60
You asked two questions... Raine1967 Apr 2014 #53
I would hope that any person.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2014 #59
I think the difference is that you have a hand in one and not the other. whopis01 Apr 2014 #72
I have a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice. blueamy66 Apr 2014 #35
Rehabilitation is one of many schools of thought... Hip_Flask Apr 2014 #39
I think punishment is what you've omitted. Prisoners aren't just in rehab. WinkyDink Apr 2014 #64
Life w/o parole isn't exactly rehabilitation. WinkyDink Apr 2014 #65
Really? I find that, frankly, bizarre. Either you're weepy over a practice, or you're weepy over the WinkyDink Apr 2014 #67
I'm no fan of the death penalty either, but tolkien90 Apr 2014 #91
Its not hysteria. Its an issue that really bothers me. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #92
I have to admit pipi_k Apr 2014 #3
I'm sure that dissonance is not uncommon; I feel it as well petronius Apr 2014 #12
vengeance is natural qazplm Apr 2014 #19
Actually, yes... pipi_k Apr 2014 #21
me too bluemarkers Apr 2014 #22
So once again, ask the jury if they are super duper sure? Or really really really sure? That.... Logical Apr 2014 #29
You're right...juries pipi_k Apr 2014 #41
Once again......how do you do those steps? n-t Logical Apr 2014 #47
Once again... pipi_k Apr 2014 #48
Even hair/dna/fingerprints are not acceptable in my opinion. Too subject to tampering or false MillennialDem Apr 2014 #83
I don't know a whole lot pipi_k Apr 2014 #89
Cops give the "perp" a soda or coffee and he uses it. Now they have his DNA MillennialDem Apr 2014 #90
Well, yeah... pipi_k Apr 2014 #93
Well it is a way to collect DNA/fingerprints but also a way to plant evidence MillennialDem Apr 2014 #94
i agree. m-lekktor Apr 2014 #4
We dont have the right to take another persons life. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #8
Morally? No. IronGate Apr 2014 #9
The question is, do you agree with it?? darkangel218 Apr 2014 #11
No, I don't. IronGate Apr 2014 #13
Yah ok. Welcome to DU. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #14
Not sure if you misunderstood my answer. IronGate Apr 2014 #15
I understood perfectly what you said. nt darkangel218 Apr 2014 #16
two things here qazplm Apr 2014 #18
+1 on the confessions point. Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #37
I agree 100% MineralMan Apr 2014 #5
right on Chaco Dundee Apr 2014 #20
Amazingly some pro-DP people Jake Stern Apr 2014 #23
I'm probably going to get the "DU Biggest Piece of Sh*t" moniker for this Victor_c3 Apr 2014 #24
You are confusing personal reaction to state sanctioned murder. n-t Logical Apr 2014 #28
hmmm.... that is definitely something to think about Victor_c3 Apr 2014 #30
I also would want anyone who killed my family dead. Normal reaction. nt Logical Apr 2014 #32
I disagree JJChambers Apr 2014 #25
Reformed such in how? darkangel218 Apr 2014 #26
From the ground up JJChambers Apr 2014 #34
LOL, can't wait to hear this. nt Logical Apr 2014 #27
So you think that those who were involved in the execution of Tommy Lynn Sells Jgarrick Apr 2014 #31
We are supposed to correct and reahabilitate. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #36
Says whom? In any case, your reply was non-responsive. Jgarrick Apr 2014 #38
Goodbye. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #43
Translation: answering your question in an honest and direct manner would have weakened my argument Jgarrick Apr 2014 #45
How do you rehabilitate someone like this? delta17 Apr 2014 #40
How about you never release them?? darkangel218 Apr 2014 #42
How about we execute the monsters among us? Jgarrick Apr 2014 #44
Ok. delta17 Apr 2014 #46
What's with this "correct" bit? WinkyDink Apr 2014 #66
Sells deserved to die. 840high Apr 2014 #50
no but that's not really the proper comparison qazplm Apr 2014 #77
Yes, we are a backass country on that topic. Embarrassing. nt Logical Apr 2014 #33
Feds only. No states Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #49
Even a DP supporter like me knows its on its way out. aikoaiko Apr 2014 #51
For awhile that was on the radar screen yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #52
I have no moral compunctions whatsoever against the death penalty. sir pball Apr 2014 #54
Will only happen after a majority of the States decide they will not impose death penalty. elleng Apr 2014 #55
Why? JJChambers Apr 2014 #56
The DP is the easy way out. SevenSixtyTwo Apr 2014 #57
Interesting argument. "Let's use a WORSE punishment." WinkyDink Apr 2014 #85
I disagree strongly. linuxman Apr 2014 #58
The problem with your argument is MoonRiver Apr 2014 #62
The problem with your argument is linuxman Apr 2014 #68
As long as one is alive there is hope. Kill the convicted and there's no going back MoonRiver Apr 2014 #75
absolutely yes qazplm Apr 2014 #79
And that's the final word, really. Codeine Apr 2014 #69
So you want to be more like these countries? Logical Apr 2014 #87
So much dissembling in this thread. They love the death penalty, just say it. NYC_SKP Apr 2014 #61
I firmly believe that there are a lot of horrid people who deserve to die via execution. Codeine Apr 2014 #63
k/r marmar Apr 2014 #70
But revenge is a fun human emotion to carry out in a legal fashion, isn't it? flvegan Apr 2014 #71
I am usually against Niceguy1 Apr 2014 #73
Actually yes we do CFLDem Apr 2014 #74
Except that those who have read the 8th identify state-issued murder as cruel and unusual. Orrex Apr 2014 #82
I like to think of killers sitting alone in solitary forever. bravenak Apr 2014 #76
So, it is the idea of life w/o parole's being WORSE that is the moral high ground? WinkyDink Apr 2014 #84
I'm not worried about having the moral high ground. bravenak Apr 2014 #86
Why is it that society sees death defacto7 Apr 2014 #78
I oppose the death penalty for several reasons. JoeyT Apr 2014 #80
Of course. But it won't be abolished. Too many people approve of state murder. ladjf Apr 2014 #81
State Sanctioned Killing Is Wrong colsohlibgal Apr 2014 #88
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