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In reply to the discussion: (From Number23) AA Posters and Fam: How do you feel about the death penalty? [View all]Chitown Kev
(2,197 posts)6. Can I ask, JAG
how did your husband influence you on that?
Because in spite of the experience we had here in Illinois with the DP, I do still favor it in very extreme cases (and I'm talking about Jeffrey Dahmer-type stuff).
But, yeah, the DP as practiced right now in the US is very racist and I don't quite feel right for even giving that modicum of support to it.
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(From Number23) AA Posters and Fam: How do you feel about the death penalty? [View all]
gollygee
Oct 2015
OP
As usual, I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about or what you are trying to say
Number23
Nov 2015
#41
Chemical castration aka the subject of the post I responded too, what is it to not understand?
TheKentuckian
Nov 2015
#42
This is difficult. I don't approve of the death penalty on general principles - the main one being,
scarletwoman
Oct 2015
#7
The reason Option 5 is so long and tortured is because it pretty much expresses how I feel about it
Number23
Oct 2015
#8