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18. Part of empaneling the Jury was asking if they could support a death penalty...

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #10)

Fri May 15, 2015, 02:44 PM

May 2015

...a "no" would mean dismissal.

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Punishing a murderer by murdering him. closeupready May 2015 #1

He was more than a murderer, he was a terrorist, who tried to mass kill a lot of people still_one May 2015 #29

So terrorizing terrorists in order to stop terrorism. Happy now? closeupready May 2015 #34

I just heard we only put 3 murderers to death since 1988 yeoman6987 May 2015 #30

I guess you have to hold sour views of humanity in order closeupready May 2015 #36

I guess. I don't care one way or the other. yeoman6987 May 2015 #49

Staking out an unpopular view in America most definitely requires closeupready May 2015 #54

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The black men killed by police was lawful. F4lconF16 May 2015 #41

Good point. Death penalty is like guns, belief in god, evolution eventually resolves NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #53

No surprise here. nt Rex May 2015 #2

Lethal injection shenmue May 2015 #3

Meh LittleBlue May 2015 #4

Less barbaric than 50+ years in prison? earthside May 2015 #13

True LittleBlue May 2015 #17

His Lawyers Will Appeal SoCalMusicLover May 2015 #27

I'm OK with this. Throd May 2015 #5

Me too. /nt pintobean May 2015 #8

same here 840high May 2015 #55

Lol, yes, so progressive of you! We all know all the progressive countries.... Logical May 2015 #11

Nope. Still don't give a shit. Throd May 2015 #12

I am Sure you dont! Exposes you which is good! Nt Logical May 2015 #16

Exposes....how? In what way? What do you mean? Please explain. Thank you. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2015 #20

Democrats Must Be In Lockstep Like repubs SoCalMusicLover May 2015 #33

No countries i admire does, maybe many countries that you admire...... Logical May 2015 #35

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good to know, i will alert the media! nt Logical May 2015 #42

and you might want to rebut DP debates w/o talking about other countries. KittyWampus May 2015 #44

Nope, i love countries with universal health care, etc, it is good.... Logical May 2015 #47

Nonsense and you don't decide one way of the other. yeoman6987 May 2015 #50

The dogmatic mind is a curious thing, indeed... LanternWaste May 2015 #21

At least you didnt repeat your subject line...... Logical May 2015 #28

Woohoo! We're imposing Saudi Arabian values!! Cooley Hurd May 2015 #6

No shit, look at countries who have the DP! Terrible! nt Logical May 2015 #14

He's 19. If he had life in prison, that would be worse. yeoman6987 May 2015 #23

Say what you will about using an anti-aircraft gun, backscatter712 May 2015 #57

Regressive and barbaric IMHO AgingAmerican May 2015 #7

I hope he didn't want it. FLPanhandle May 2015 #9

He is that kind of guy BeyondGeography May 2015 #39

I am surprised. As I understand it, it had to be unanimous. I thought sure a few would Hoyt May 2015 #10

If you mean against the death penalty in general jeff47 May 2015 #15

Part of empaneling the Jury was asking if they could support a death penalty... catnhatnh May 2015 #18

I'm still hoping it gets commuted to life. Chan790 May 2015 #19

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Conceded. Chan790 May 2015 #32

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this frylock May 2015 #58

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So he gets his martyrdom after all lapislzi May 2015 #25

In general I am ok with the DP, but possibly not here. whatthehey May 2015 #31

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This is NOT okay! F4lconF16 May 2015 #46

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Yeah... F4lconF16 May 2015 #59

You too. beam me up scottie May 2015 #60

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In a state that doesn't have it. KamaAina May 2015 #51

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