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Halloweve  Posts: 422
Registered: 2004-3-6 10:19:02
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Yeah, that's a tough topic.
I have never had a serious crime committed against me.
I am for capital punishment.
If someone did commit a punishable by death crime against me, I would like to think I was capable of forgiveness to the point of life imprisonment if the person asked to be forgiven, if the person was sincere.
I would still want them to do the time for the crime.
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Tych2  Title: Obama Appointed Outpost Czar
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Registered: 2005-3-1 06:56:47
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tenkly posted:
Tych2 posted:
Christians are low hanging fruit. They are plentiful there. Muslims are not.
tenkly posted:
Make them work without paying them.
We tried that. Ended it in 1865 with the thirteenth amendment.
I wonder if people would be opposed to changing that. Killing people based on how well a lawyer can argue in court is kind of retarded.
You'd have to ask them. I don't believe or support capital punishment.
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Date Posted:
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In most cases, guys have a better chance for justice when they're on death row because they go through serveral mandatory appeals. Now with DNA evidence, it's harder and harder to convict someone without it being certain. That's one reason most people plead guilty for a lesser charge or sentence.
Our justice system needs to be reworked but that doesn't mean we should throw out the death penalty (IMO). I understand and respect the moral arguments against it, I just don't buy this one.
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Groucho48  Posts: 821
Registered: 2003-10-22 03:00:14
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Rosaria posted:
I do not support capital punishment at all. It has nothing to do with a religion or religions, but has everything to do with basic humanity and giving power to the state or government to take someone's life. I don't even trust them to tell the simple truth about what they spent last week yet they should be empowered to make a decision about whether or not someone should live or die? I think not.
Hell, whether or not someone even goes to trial has more to do with how connected that person is rather than ethics or justice. We have people walking around in comfort that should be in jail, and people in jail that shouldn't be there.
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gatzby  Title: Insanity Personified
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Registered: 2001-7-26 17:49:19
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Jesus accepted the death penalty for himself.
What's good for Jesus is good for us.
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Mastara Posts: 1,446
Registered: 2004-12-29 22:52:21
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^^ interesting view
I'm on the fence with this issue.
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Z-Elder Posts: 671
Registered: 2002-3-15 13:58:39
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gatzby posted:
Jesus accepted the death penalty for himself.
What's good for Jesus is good for us.
Exactly! If God was in favor of the death penalty who are you to dispute God?
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Bonzoboy1 Posts: 885
Registered: 2008-8-1 18:04:29
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Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's.
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tenkly posted:
Can you please explain to me how you reconcile your stance with your religious belief? Where in the New Testament does Jesus support killing anyone? I'm not a Christian but it was my understanding Jesus was all about forgiveness and loving your enemy.
Christ divided state and religion. He was against killing but said nothing about getting rid of killers. If you don't understand the divided part then you should read the bible for yourself; not letting someone tell you what it says.
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Kjarhall Title: The Pungent One
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Registered: 2002-3-1 15:47:21
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Fist_de_Yuma posted:
tenkly posted:
Can you please explain to me how you reconcile your stance with your religious belief? Where in the New Testament does Jesus support killing anyone? I'm not a Christian but it was my understanding Jesus was all about forgiveness and loving your enemy.
Christ divided state and religion. He was against killing but said nothing about getting rid of killers. If you don't understand the divided part then you should read the bible for yourself; not letting someone tell you what it says.
If he said nothing, then how do you know he supported the death penalty?
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