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treestar

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Reply to gollygee (Reply #2)

Sat May 16, 2015, 04:00 PM

May 2015

It only serves the persons causing the suffering. It does not make the person executed, etc. any better or sorrier. And if that suffering is what makes the people feel better, it's not so noble.

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Why should people *suffer* for their crimes [View all] MannyGoldstein May 2015 OP

Good question. MuseRider May 2015 #1

This might be the first post of yours I've ever agreed with gollygee May 2015 #2

What is the inherent value of a human? Telcontar May 2015 #7

+1 treestar May 2015 #9

+10000 The rhetoric is also used manipulatively to increase power of governments over people. woo me with science May 2015 #15

Because it's the Christian way of doing things. It's not we're going blow him up with AA guns. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #3

So how do you respond to the folks that think even prison is torture FLPanhandle May 2015 #4

That's just unreasonable treestar May 2015 #11

Heck, some are already complaining that even Life without Parole is too cruel. FLPanhandle May 2015 #12

Broken people who harm others need to be removed from MineralMan May 2015 #5

if you kill someone you should be punished. hrmjustin May 2015 #6

A deterrent mainly AZ Progressive May 2015 #8

Thank you. We marinate in propaganda justifying and celebrating cruelty. woo me with science May 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author alphafemale May 2015 #13

Agree ann--- May 2015 #14