What was the last big issue that you changed your position on?

[Jamastiene]

33. The death penalty, but not for the reasons most people might think.

I won't bring it up again, because I don't want the same shitstorm to hit me again on DU. Let's just say I took a very unpopular opinion about a high profile court case and got my ass chewed out for it. It changed my view of the death penalty though. I am now definitely against it. Before that, I wanted it for everyone from rapists and child molesters to people I just plain did not like because they gave me the creeps or just pissed me off with a smug look on their faces. Now, I don't want the government killing them even if I can't stand them, because I also don't want such an imperfect system killing me either. It could happen to anyone for some in recent years, that whole pretense of "humane" lethal injections has been dropped because of facts about how badly it has gone on several occasions. Nah, I can't be for it for those reasons and many more.

I don't know why the Sheriff of my county sends me jury duty notices every 6 months. As long as my aunt is alive, I can't do it, but when the time comes and I am able to, no lawyer will want me anywhere near a position that decides the fate of their client, whether it be the DA or the defense attorney. I have very unorthodox views and do not belong in a jury. I already know that much. I can't pretend I think the war on drugs, illegal prostitution, or how fucking long it has taken to finally see a couple states legalize marriage for gay people is legit. It's just not legit. Something is wrong with this country and I can't pretend to believe otherwise. None of that should have been illegal in the first damn place. Drugs are given to us by nature, women should have a right to our own bodies if we want to charge for it, and gay people should have the same damn rights as straights without any special wording calling it something else to separate it for the pro divorce but still obsessed with "sanctity of marriage" (as long as divorce is still legal) bunch.