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FLPanhandle

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

Reply to treestar (Reply #11)

Sat May 16, 2015, 04:09 PM

May 2015

I wouldn't be surprised to see an argument around here that he should go to a halfway house with psychological counseling so we, as a nation, don't "destroy our souls" - whatever that means.

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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