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catbyte

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4. Probably about the time same sex marriages are accepted.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Tue May 15, 2012, 11:11 AM

May 2012

Both issues seem to be on a similar trajectory. There are several states where the governor has refused to carry out the DP and legislators are abolishing it. Martin Luther L king was right when he said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice."

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When will we finally become civilized and get rid of the atrocity that is the death penalty? [View all] Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 OP

That's horrible... ceile May 2012 #1

Every state has something of which to be ashamed, trust me. Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #8

rec SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #2

When the rest of the country becomes more like New England cali May 2012 #3

Or more like New Mexico duhneece May 2012 #5

Probably about the time same sex marriages are accepted. catbyte May 2012 #4

Or the RAYgunESCALATED Drug War BANKRUPTING our States is ENDED! supraTruth May 2012 #6

I think on the time scale of the universe, even a being as old as the human race TheKentuckian May 2012 #7

Humane execution is civil IDFbunny May 2012 #9

Comparing our attitude towards "justice" to the Bill of Rights is tragic. ieoeja May 2012 #10

"I'm not sure how much better off Carlos would be if he had been wrongfully in prison for 26 years.. Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #11

Yeah, life in prison is a worse fate than a humane execution. IDFbunny May 2012 #12

But I still don't understand how you are claiming that it's better he was executed than exonerated. Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #14

not quite IDFbunny May 2012 #15

I have a hard time calling any human being a monster. Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #16

Shortly after a rich person is wrongly executed. (nt) jeff47 May 2012 #13