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re: An in-depth education for the Lockett-lovin'-liberals
Posted on 5/8/14 at 2:59 pm to navy
Posted on 5/8/14 at 2:59 pm to navy
An education from Ann Coulter? No thanks.
I'm no Lockett-lovin'-liberal, but I do love our constitution that protects convicted criminals from cruel & unusual punishment, no matter how heinous the crime is their convicted of committing. If you're for the death penalty as a matter of vengeance, fine. At the very least kill them in a humane way. If you can't do that, lock em up and throw away the key.
I'm no Lockett-lovin'-liberal, but I do love our constitution that protects convicted criminals from cruel & unusual punishment, no matter how heinous the crime is their convicted of committing. If you're for the death penalty as a matter of vengeance, fine. At the very least kill them in a humane way. If you can't do that, lock em up and throw away the key.
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Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:04 pm to The Spleen
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An education from Ann Coulter? No thanks.
What difference, at this point, does it make who wrote it?
What part do you dispute or not comprehend?
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:06 pm to The Spleen
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At the very least kill them in a humane way. If you can't do that, then killed the same way they killed their victim
FIFY
This post was edited on 5/8/14 at 3:08 pm
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:18 pm to The Spleen
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At the very least kill them in a humane way.
Define "humane." I hardly doubt he suffered anywhere near as much as his victim did. I'm not sure if his execution was not "humane."
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:28 pm to The Spleen
Punish - to make (someone) suffer for a crime or for bad behavior LINK
Cruel - causing or helping to cause suffering LINK
By definition all punishment is cruel since the intent of punishment is to cause suffering. Even a monetary fine is intended to cause suffering. A punishment also must be unusual for it to be forbidden by the Constitution. Painful methods of execution are not unusual in a historic context. Changes in method have been made in the attempts to find more humane methods. However, there is nothing in the Constitution to prevent inhumane methods of execution from being used.
Cruel - causing or helping to cause suffering LINK
By definition all punishment is cruel since the intent of punishment is to cause suffering. Even a monetary fine is intended to cause suffering. A punishment also must be unusual for it to be forbidden by the Constitution. Painful methods of execution are not unusual in a historic context. Changes in method have been made in the attempts to find more humane methods. However, there is nothing in the Constitution to prevent inhumane methods of execution from being used.
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