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samsingh

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75. well i don't LOL in this matter as i take it very seriously

Reply to tabasco (Reply #53)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 05:59 PM

Aug 2014

I don't think the system is infallible.

in this case there is no doubt about the killer's guilt.

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Death Row Inmate Michael Worthington Executed For Raping, Killing College Student [View all] Garthem Aug 2014 OP

The Death Penalty needs to be abolished. It's nothing but legalized murder. (nt) stone space Aug 2014 #1

" It's nothing but legalized murder." im fine with that for those who do stuff like this leftyohiolib Aug 2014 #6

I'm not, but it seems that you have some company here. (nt) stone space Aug 2014 #9

agree we dont all see things the same way nt leftyohiolib Aug 2014 #10

You are hilarious. Anti-choice. Pro-death penalty. tenderfoot Aug 2014 #68

i am anti-abortion when it comes to my children what you do with yours is your business leftyohiolib Aug 2014 #79

Then I gather you are also fine with the occasional execution of innocent persons also . . . markpkessinger Aug 2014 #77

nope executing innocent people is bad leftyohiolib Aug 2014 #78

Right . . . markpkessinger Aug 2014 #80

there are people who are guilty beyond doubt leftyohiolib Aug 2014 #81

Sure there are . . . markpkessinger Aug 2014 #84

+1 SacoMaine61 Aug 2014 #12

it is not legalized murder - it's respect and dignity to the memory of victims samsingh Aug 2014 #29

Pft. It's Old Testament barbarism. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #51

Putting them in prison doesnt bring back the victim either. nt 7962 Aug 2014 #55

no one's gloating over revenge. But there should be justice for the victim. samsingh Aug 2014 #72

I can't agree with you there. surrealAmerican Aug 2014 #65

it does not cheapen their memory - coddling a serial killer samsingh Aug 2014 #73

Saudi Arabia totally agrees! tenderfoot Aug 2014 #69

no i think that's a different issue samsingh Aug 2014 #74

I'm okay with that... FarPoint Aug 2014 #2

Me too bigwillq Aug 2014 #4

Me three 840high Aug 2014 #52

the only place where innocents don't get the death penalty CreekDog Aug 2014 #85

Shouldn't have taken 19 years to be rid of this guy. 7962 Aug 2014 #3

We need to expedite this shit! Found guilty, electric chair at the back of the court-room. Ed Suspicious Aug 2014 #5

They feel justified in their cold, calculated, clean-handed murders. - sticks and stone , sticks and leftyohiolib Aug 2014 #8

Hey, you're funny! I have no problem with appeals. They just shouldnt take 19 yrs. 7962 Aug 2014 #11

"No" doubt would permit insane doubt as a reason for acquittal. candelista Aug 2014 #16

Not sure I've ever seen that as a reason by a jury yet. Thats kinda reaching. 7962 Aug 2014 #54

????? heaven05 Aug 2014 #13

I don't think that was legal. stone space Aug 2014 #14

answer the question heaven05 Aug 2014 #15

What about it? stone space Aug 2014 #20

right heaven05 Aug 2014 #22

This execution does nothing at all to change that prospect, either. (nt) stone space Aug 2014 #24

awwww heaven05 Aug 2014 #26

What about justice for the victim? stone space Aug 2014 #27

never heaven05 Aug 2014 #31

What does this have to do with me? stone space Aug 2014 #34

I am not attacking you, personally heaven05 Aug 2014 #38

What do you mean "what about" it? candelista Aug 2014 #21

justice heaven05 Aug 2014 #23

So what should happen to drunk drivers? candelista Aug 2014 #33

false equivalence heaven05 Aug 2014 #36

Damn good point. 7962 Aug 2014 #56

An eye for an eye is unenlightened and without merit. LanternWaste Aug 2014 #44

true "justice" would be him working toward prevention of crimes like this by others. Righting the uppityperson Aug 2014 #95

Exactly Carolina Aug 2014 #70

That's like it works in China. candelista Aug 2014 #19

the 19 years is cruel to the convict leftyohiolib Aug 2014 #7

Depending on the killer, christx30 Aug 2014 #18

i agree samsingh Aug 2014 #30

should be easier to execute? CreekDog Aug 2014 #86

Maybe we should bring back crucifixion as a method of punishment. candelista Aug 2014 #17

no, but the guillotine would heaven05 Aug 2014 #28

Nothing is going to change your mind about this. It's personal. candelista Aug 2014 #35

just or unjust heaven05 Aug 2014 #37

Thats the usual response; bring in something absurd. 7962 Aug 2014 #57

Nothing absurd about it FiveGoodMen Aug 2014 #58

Life in prison could be considered cruel. delta17 Aug 2014 #60

Some people surely do deserve whatever they get FiveGoodMen Aug 2014 #61

I'm iffy on the DP. delta17 Aug 2014 #64

all this weeping heaven05 Aug 2014 #25

neither do i samsingh Aug 2014 #32

Does compassion for the one deny compassion for the other? LanternWaste Aug 2014 #46

i actually believe it does. If someone cares for the victim samsingh Aug 2014 #48

Compassion for the least among us is an indicator of a people's character and integrity. LanternWaste Aug 2014 #45

Which is why we try to kill them painlessly. Otherwise, we could burn them alive or stab them. 7962 Aug 2014 #59

Why can't our laws result in executions of some banksters? Trillo Aug 2014 #39

Lloyd Blankfein, Jamie Dimon, Dick Cheney, John Bolton, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Douglas Fei Garthem Aug 2014 #47

Because rapists and murderers are far worse than bankers. delta17 Aug 2014 #66

Deaths occurred from the foreclosure crisis. Trillo Aug 2014 #87

I oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, and it has nothing petronius Aug 2014 #40

+1 Ed Suspicious Aug 2014 #42

it is not a stain on society. it is justice. Are you against defending ourselves against foreign samsingh Aug 2014 #49

That doesn't make any sense. tabasco Aug 2014 #53

well i don't LOL in this matter as i take it very seriously samsingh Aug 2014 #75

I support a right to self-defense at both the national and personal level petronius Aug 2014 #63

It IS a stain on our society BuddhaGirl Aug 2014 #67

i think people in those other countries are put to death for being gay, talking against the samsingh Aug 2014 #76

there is no crime egregious enough BuddhaGirl Aug 2014 #82

Your opinion, fine. My family is worth it. Actually, theres plenty egregious enough 7962 Aug 2014 #89

Oh yes, I'm well aware of what people do to other people BuddhaGirl Aug 2014 #90

the death penalty is a deterrent samsingh Aug 2014 #93

IMO, because of the freedoms we are allowed, excessive punishment is warranted for these types 7962 Aug 2014 #91

IMO, BuddhaGirl Aug 2014 #92

Well, if it were really eye for an eye, we'd kill em in the way they murdered. 7962 Aug 2014 #94

This guy was some sob. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #41

The criminal always has time on his side in these cases - the victims are forgotten! I'm all for th LibGranny Aug 2014 #43

exactly - i hate that so much - that victims are forgotten. samsingh Aug 2014 #50

I simply do not understand the rationale of the pro death penalty people. jaded_old_cynic Aug 2014 #62

In some cases, I'm ok with the DP christx30 Aug 2014 #71

It still makes no sense to me. jaded_old_cynic Aug 2014 #83

19 years later he's euthanized for a crime he freely admits. mackerel Aug 2014 #88