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14. probably makes very, very little difference. nt

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Hillary Clinton Supports Death Penalty For Dylann Roof [View all] thesquanderer Jun 2016 OP

Few things are more progressive than the death penalty Major Nikon Jun 2016 #1

You got it. elleng Jun 2016 #2

A hard right swerve. JimDandy Jun 2016 #7

Kinda hard to swerve right when you're already there Major Nikon Jun 2016 #15

Russia doesn't execute people judicially metalbot Jun 2016 #74

No telling how many because they are undocumented. Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Jun 2016 #83

The death penalty is hardly "hard right" MH1 Jun 2016 #17

It's certainly 'Right'.. phazed0 Jun 2016 #23

Left-wing dictators in the past and present have seemed to use it very often Reter Jun 2016 #46

Left-wing dictators? Loudestlib Jun 2016 #57

Um, what would you call Maduro snooper2 Jun 2016 #71

Maduro is the President reorg Jun 2016 #82

Yes it does Reter Jun 2016 #72

By that logic gun proliferation and pro-life aren't hard right either Major Nikon Jun 2016 #39

its pretty fucking HARD right the death penalty has been completely abolished in all European states AntiBank Jun 2016 #42

Maybe we should think about the victims. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #26

Those who are dead generally don't have an opinion on the subject one way or another Major Nikon Jun 2016 #27

i said 'we' should think of the victims. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #33

Some people would consider the families and friends of the dead to be victims, too. graegoyle Jun 2016 #81

Meanwhile the families and friends of the condemned never get any consideration Major Nikon Jun 2016 #90

I am against the death penalty, but I can understand the urge. graegoyle Jun 2016 #94

.+1 840high Jun 2016 #37

Yep Bjornsdotter Jun 2016 #54

Yea! Let's kill bad people! RufusTFirefly Jun 2016 #3

don't think about the victims too much MariaThinks Jun 2016 #25

Sure, because killing this POS does what, brings them back? truebrit71 Jun 2016 #36

Don't think about the people on death row that might be innocent too much..... Loudestlib Jun 2016 #60

if you care about them, stop wasting time on killers. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #66

If you support the DP you support killing innocent people Major Nikon Jun 2016 #91

whoa, going out on a limb with that one nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #4

explain? (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 2016 #8

the death penalty for white supremacist terrorists is not going to be an unpopular geek tragedy Jun 2016 #10

Ah. Dems are pretty split on it though. thesquanderer Jun 2016 #13

probably makes very, very little difference. nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #14

But it will probably help with PoC, the group that tends to be the victims ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #59

Probably zero difference. MH1 Jun 2016 #18

Yep. We're not talking about a poor kid who just wanted to MADem Jun 2016 #22

please reconsider your perspective angrychair Jun 2016 #45

I am, generally, against the death penalty. MADem Jun 2016 #47

"It's about poor people and PoC" is a really disingenuous argument ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #62

Sadly, I feel we are talking about different things angrychair Jun 2016 #70

Even if you are against the death penalty LoverOfLiberty Jun 2016 #80

I get that angrychair Jun 2016 #88

Technically I am opposed to the death penalty (even for that piece of shit) bluestateguy Jun 2016 #5

I'm pretty much in the same place. MH1 Jun 2016 #19

Me too. From just a practical perspective TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #31

This is the problem. HassleCat Jun 2016 #6

+1 n/t Bjornsdotter Jun 2016 #61

she doesnt mind voting for death. we know this already elehhhhna Jun 2016 #9

We came, we saw.......... 840high Jun 2016 #38

It's the will of the American people. yallerdawg Jun 2016 #11

She's not "the decider" though. MADem Jun 2016 #24

although her choice of supreme court justices could have death penalty implications (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 2016 #40

Could be so -- but I most emphatically doubt that's her priority. MADem Jun 2016 #48

I agree, and that's the point for some people. She's not interested in a supreme court that... thesquanderer Jun 2016 #49

I don't think that she's disinterested in one, either. MADem Jun 2016 #52

She's said that she's in favor of the federal gov't having the death penalty to use in extreme cases thesquanderer Jun 2016 #55

There are ways to write law to limit its use, certainly. MADem Jun 2016 #56

Doesn't surprise me. Hey, she's NOT a progressive. Herman4747 Jun 2016 #12

Yep - all the party platform states is that the DP should be applied fairly whatthehey Jun 2016 #16

It was a mass murder and hate crime, probably terrorism too IronLionZion Jun 2016 #20

I wish she and Obama (and many other Democrats) would stop supporting the death penalty. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #21

Thank you. We agree. RufusTFirefly Jun 2016 #30

+100000 AntiBank Jun 2016 #43

But wouldn't that make her look soft on crime? tenderfoot Jun 2016 #44

I agree. And it will happen, but only if we make it happen. athena Jun 2016 #79

He certainly deserves it n/t doc03 Jun 2016 #28

But does that mean we should do it? BillZBubb Jun 2016 #69

and for everybody else on death row. Not surprised. nt thereismore Jun 2016 #29

The thing that makes me a Clinton voter is her commitment to principle. AngryAmish Jun 2016 #32

I feel the same way Red Mountain Jun 2016 #34

You forgot the "sarcasm" thingy! BillZBubb Jun 2016 #68

I vehemently disapprove of the death penalty as well as HRC's support of it. . . BigDemVoter Jun 2016 #35

I normally don't have a problem with the DP. christx30 Jun 2016 #41

That's revenge, right there. MADem Jun 2016 #50

My thinking about it doesn't change what will happen to him, christx30 Jun 2016 #84

I can't care about him at all. The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. MADem Jun 2016 #86

I'm pretty indifferent toward him. christx30 Jun 2016 #89

For the 3rd time today, in as many OPs ... Good! So do I. 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #51

How soon did you know you agreed with the decision? thesquanderer Jun 2016 #92

The first time I read that she supported the D/P for Roof. ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #93

Yet Sanders seems fine with any ole george zimmerman type carrying a gun in public. Sorry, I don't Hoyt Jun 2016 #53

What don't you buy in the OP? thesquanderer Jun 2016 #58

Why, he's so pro-gun, he gets a D- from the NRA! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #65

Well, anyone who isn't slavish to them gets poor grades from them. MADem Jun 2016 #73

She didn't say she supports the death penalty for him. George II Jun 2016 #63

Right, that was my point in my comment at the end of the OP. thesquanderer Jun 2016 #64

"Let the DOJ do their job" is suddenly problematic, because Hillary said it! LOL! nt MADem Jun 2016 #75

Hillary swerves back home to the right after a faux progressive primary campaign. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #67

Abolish the Death Penalty jzodda Jun 2016 #76

all terrorist should have the death penalty on the table beachbum bob Jun 2016 #77

Another reason I don't support her. seekthetruth Jun 2016 #78

Simply adding to the perception that she's a Republican in Democrat's clothing. closeupready Jun 2016 #85

Ugh, I forgot she's for the DP nt riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #87