Do you agree with hanging and capital punishment in general?

[Mr Badguy]

This is a good time to start this topic seeing as they`ve just hung Saddam Hussien.

In the western world capital punishment is PC no no.

However, I`m of the view that the world should be rid of bastards who rape, murder, abuse children, beat up pensioners etc. all the way up to despots like Hussien.

I`m only surprised they hung him so quickly without the usual liberal minded bullshit of appeals and cries of humanity.

Kill these bastards so that they can`t offend again and it also takes them off the tax payers bill.

[Dan]

Bring Back hanging in New Zealand.

[BigBadBrian]

Hang 'em High!!!!

[Seshmeister]

Re: Do you agree with hanging and capital punishment in general?

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
This is a good time to start this topic seeing as they`ve just hung Saddam Hussien.

In the western world capital punishment is PC no no.

However, I`m of the view that the world should be rid of bastards who rape, murder, abuse children, beat up pensioners etc. all the way up to despots like Hussien.

I`m only surprised they hung him so quickly without the usual liberal minded bullshit of appeals and cries of humanity.

Kill these bastards so that they can`t offend again and it also takes them off the tax payers bill.

How many mistakes are you happy with?

100 a year? 50 a year? 10 a year?

There will be mistakes.

[Nickdfresh]

Re: Re: Do you agree with hanging and capital punishment in general?

Originally posted by Seshmeister
How many mistakes are you happy with?

100 a year? 50 a year? 10 a year?

There will be mistakes.

Some "mistakes" are semi-intentional...

They ended the death penalty in Illinois because prosecutors were knowingly sending innocent men to their deaths (The Chicago Sun Times did a whole exposé on it). Isn't that murder?

[blonddgirl777]

Re: Re: Do you agree with hanging and capital punishment in general?

Originally posted by Seshmeister
How many mistakes are you happy with?

100 a year? 50 a year? 10 a year?

There will be mistakes.

And there has been...

We are currently re-opening a case that happened in the 60's... the last execution in this province...
There have always been doubts and now, they will aparently prove that the guy was innocent...

It's gonna be ugly!


Recently, we have 2 prisoners sentenced to life that got released...
The 2 where just proven inocent!

[blonddgirl777]

I am generaly against death penalty...
"Killing someone to prove that killing is bad"

But now, I am all for and happy about Hussein's execution...

When a pedophile kidnaps some kids, tortures them for days and ends up killing them... starts over again and again when released from detention...
I want him dead, eliminated, burning in hell!

Although, being executed might not be THE ultimate punishment...
How do we know


I can't make up my mind on that one...

[BITEYOASS]

It depends on the situation, if it's a muder involving cannibalism, necrophelia, multiple murders of innocent people and murders related to treason, then there should be a death penalty. But if it's one criminal killing another criminal (i.e. drug dealer killing a child molestor), a significant other kiling their husband/wife in bed with someone else then they should just get life.

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
Some "mistakes" are semi-intentional...

They ended the death penalty in Illinois because prosecutors were knowingly sending innocent men to their deaths (The Chicago Sun Times did a whole exposé on it). Isn't that murder?

Not to mention cops setting people up.

I've been a police witness to a couple of times and both times the cops started feeding me lines for my statement like 'so you say the guy was wearing a yellow Nike jacket with a green stripe going down the arm and a small hole in the elbow?' 'No, I said all I saw was a light colored jacket.'

That kind of thing, constantly trying to make my evidence fit their suspect better. This is for a bag snatch with no violence, fuck knows what they are like with serious shit when they are under pressure to get their figures up.


Cheers!

[FORD]

I have mixed feelings about the death penalty. I could support it being used for murderers, rapists, pedophiles, and treasonous war criminals, but ONLY in cases where absolute guilt has been proven.

It would have to be on a case by case basis. I would rather see someone rehabilitated and eventually become a productive member of society if it is at all possible. The Bible thumping right wingers will have to admit that many of God's chosen representatives, such as Moses, David, and Paul, were all reformed murderers.

So obviously God believes some hardened criminals are not beyond redemption.

But as for those which clearly ARE, then why not put them down like you would any other rabid animal.

[Keef]

Re: Do you agree with hanging and capital punishment in general?

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
This is a good time to start this topic seeing as they`ve just hung Saddam Hussien.

In the western world capital punishment is PC no no.

However, I`m of the view that the world should be rid of bastards who rape, murder, abuse children, beat up pensioners etc. all the way up to despots like Hussien.

I`m only surprised they hung him so quickly without the usual liberal minded bullshit of appeals and cries of humanity.

Kill these bastards so that they can`t offend again and it also takes them off the tax payers bill.

Throw those bastards you described in the clink for the duration. We can make a lot of room by stopping this war on some" drugs".

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by BITEYOASS
It depends on the situation, if it's a muder involving cannibalism, necrophelia,

What's your hangup about dead bodies?

Just curious.

[blonddgirl777]

Originally posted by FORD
I have mixed feelings about the death penalty. I could support it being used for murderers, rapists, pedophiles, and treasonous war criminals, but ONLY in cases where absolute guilt has been proven.

It would have to be on a case by case basis. I would rather see someone rehabilitated and eventually become a productive member of society if it is at all possible. The Bible thumping right wingers will have to admit that many of God's chosen representatives, such as Moses, David, and Paul, were all reformed murderers.

So obviously God believes some hardened criminals are not beyond redemption.

But as for those which clearly ARE, then why not put them down like you would any other rabid animal.

That's exactly how I think but the big problem would be where to draw the line (between rehabilitable or not)...

It already is, when it's time to give a prison sentence...

It would probably still boil down to how much money one can spend on a lawyer?

[indeedido]

An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth....

[FORD]

Originally posted by indeedido
An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth....

If that's your standard, than the Iraqis are going to be demanding about 647,000 more eyes and teeth.