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Shoulders of Giants

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9. No I think the humanitarian argument is a legitimate argument.

Reply to The Magistrate (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 29, 2014, 02:17 PM

Apr 2014

I don't like the idea that the government has the power to kill people who are no longer a threat to society. Vengeance solves nothing. I wish we as a society did not sink to the level of the people who are on death row. This is the main reason I'm against the death penalty. However, the fact that there are innocent people on death row adds to the problem. An innocent person on who gets executed on death row can't appeal a false conviction.

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Study: One Out of Twenty Five Death Row Inmates Is Innocent [View all] n2doc Apr 2014 OP

Frankly I'm surprised it's that low a percentage... truebrit71 Apr 2014 #1

ITA eom JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #3

??? truebrit71 Apr 2014 #14

In Total Agreement JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #16

Aaah!! Thanks! truebrit71 Apr 2014 #20

This, Sir, Is The Only Legitimate Argument Against Capital Punishment The Magistrate Apr 2014 #2

Plus 100 JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #4

Not the only, but the most likely to prevail. morningfog Apr 2014 #6

And that, in practice, it is racially biased KamaAina Apr 2014 #15

No I think the humanitarian argument is a legitimate argument. Shoulders of Giants Apr 2014 #9

Well, and not killing people is another. nt Logical Apr 2014 #10

I Have Little Regard For That One, Sir: States Kill, It Is What They Do The Magistrate Apr 2014 #11

We'll sir you must agree with the leaders of the other countries who love the..... Logical Apr 2014 #12

You Know Who Else Liked Jelly Omelets, Sir? ---- HITLER!!!!! The Magistrate Apr 2014 #13

Well played! Egnever Apr 2014 #19

Stupid comparison. But you know that. Nt Logical Apr 2014 #22

It's the only argument we need. But not the only one. RedCappedBandit Apr 2014 #17

Yup yup Victor_c3 Apr 2014 #21

There are a lot of legitimate arguments, this is but one. surrealAmerican Apr 2014 #24

The exact reason Illinois abolished the Death Penalty /nt Drale Apr 2014 #5

Any truly civilized society would look at the possibility of one innocent person Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #7

The death penalty must go nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #8

But point out that when you support the DP, you're supporting the murder of innocents RedCappedBandit Apr 2014 #18

I really don't care for the dp. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2014 #23

Of this I have no doubt n/t etherealtruth Apr 2014 #25

What sucks is that getting rid of the death penalty won't fix much. whopis01 Apr 2014 #26