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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:03 PM Original message |
The Davis execution raises questions about the death penalty for some. Not for me. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. first rec-- excellent post! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. 2nd rec. |
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qb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. K&R I am opposed to the death penalty, but your "equitable" application statement |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Precisely. n/t |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. nicely said. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. Moral and ethical cost to...society. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
6. Not for me, either. |
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SlimJimmy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. I concur. This is nothing gained in the act. Life imprisonment without parole |
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truckin (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
8. Agree 100%. Well said. nt |
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RockaFowler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. I agree whole-heartedly |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. Agreed. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
11. It's the Anglo-Saxon common law tradition. Blood for blood... no wait. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Yes. Weregeld and maybe outlawing--i.e. putting them beyond the pale |
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louslobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. 26th rec. and Kicked |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
13. Excellent post, well said. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. To me, the strongest argument is the lack of certainty + finality issue. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Why subject anyone to that kind of isolation? |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Because I think punishment is a valid goal of the criminal justice system. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 10:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. Long term solitary confinement has zero benefit to our society |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 11:17 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Source? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-24-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Here you go: |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-24-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Thanks for the info. However, that expresses opinion as well, albeit professional ones. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-24-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. The Geneva Convention against torture, also the UN convention we signed onto. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-26-11 10:09 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. It seems that whether it is a human rights violation is still in dispute. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
19. Uh-huh! It's wrong to kill! Ritualizing it only makes it worse. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. There's no more cold-blooded type of killing than an execution. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Maximum Pre-meditation. And the there are "citizens" who will be "inspired"... |
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femmedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. I always love your posts |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. Exactly...when it comes to the core value, you nail it here |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
23. Kicked and recommended. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. Agree...knr |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
26. Hear, hear! And congrats, JackPine, |
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LatteLibertine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
27. Generally speaking |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
29. k&r |
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Chorophyll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
30. Rec. nt |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
32. It's revenge. |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-24-11 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
33. I'd like to pose a thought. |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-24-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. like you, i've come to believe there must be a better way than brutal incarcerations or CP |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-24-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
34. K&R |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-24-11 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
39. Exactly. nt |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-25-11 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
40. Excellent thread |
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