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Your Stance on death penalty?
- Thread starter Servant_of_the_One1
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Yet, you mark yourself as relentessly rational
Do you have an example of something existing that is not subject to rational inquiry? Not even in principle?
Ciao
- viole
Why not?
Don't you ever argue about moral issues, like gay marriage, euthanasia, abortion, slavery and genocide in Holy Books, stem cell research and all? And if you do, do you use arguments that cannot be possibly rational? Are you content if someone simply says: this is my moral code, and that's it?
Ciao
- viole
- Gay marriage is becoming a non-issue.
- Arguing about the legality of euthanasia won't change it.
- Abortion is legal; my thoughts are my own and will not change anyone else's.
- I don't care what the Holy Books say because they don't apply to me.
- Stem cell research will go on, or it won't.
As long as their code doesn't infringe on mine. The SCOTUS has always interpreted the US Constitution with the test that my right to throw a punch stops before my fist hits your nose.
Sand Dancer
Currently catless
I support the death penalty 100%. I don't even care about the deterrent aspect. There will always be evil, cruel, vicious and demonic people. People should get what they deserve and the world is better off without evil people.
That only works if the prison is a hellhole like in some South American dump, not if the "prison" is more like going on a vacation, like it is in some places in Northern Europe.
Cephus
Relentlessly Rational
Yet, you mark yourself as relentessly rational
Do you have an example of something existing that is not subject to rational inquiry? Not even in principle?
That's why I said that *EVERYTHING* is subject to rational inquiry. Everything. Without exception. I think you misread what I wrote.
Ingledsva
HEATHEN ALASKAN
Cephus
Relentlessly Rational
Bullets are cheap.
Ingledsva
HEATHEN ALASKAN
Yep, and I think people given life sentences (in most cases,) should be able to apply for DEATH, to clear the prisons.
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Yes we can.
The USA spends more buying weapons for Israel than it would cost to keep death row inmates in prison.
Tom
Cephus
Relentlessly Rational
I don't think they should be given a choice, I think LWOP ought to just go away, if you're going into prison and never getting out, get on death row.
Ingledsva
HEATHEN ALASKAN
Oh I agree with you, and I think we should be expanding crimes that get you the death penalty.
I meant people already convicted and sentenced to Life in Prison, should be able to apply for DEATH, so we can clear the cells for more criminals.
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Cephus
Relentlessly Rational
Oh I agree with you, and I think we should be expanding crimes that get you the death penalty.
I would have no problem with child molestation and rape being capital crimes.
I would be fine with that, although I doubt many would sign up. The whole reason the DP is so expensive is because these people don't want to die. They'd rather spend the rest of their life rotting in a cell than kick the bucket and get it over with. I find that a really good reason why we ought to just execute them, apparently they find life imprisonment less of a punishment than a needle in their arm.
In principle, I don't have an objection to the death penalty for the most egregious of crimes. I'm talking mass or serial killings, terrorism and such. Those who injure society or disregard their fellow human beings in the most profound of ways surrender much of the moral consideration owed to them. In practice however, the US system seems more silly than it's actually worth .