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Subject: Re: The Death Penalty


Author:
Chuckie
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Date Posted: 13:08:08 06/11/01 Mon
In reply to: Vivien 's message, "Re: The Death Penalty" on 11:00:33 06/11/01 Mon
 >Regardless of the method used, execution is a very
>“cruel and unusual punishment”.

Can't agree with you. If I take someone's life (for which I know the penalty is death), and I am caught and sentenced to death, I would prefer lethal injection to being fried to a crisp. The latter seems much more cruel.

>>>So exactly what purpose is served by executing
>Timothy
>>>McVeigh or anyone else?
>>
>>Pro: He doesn't get out and do it again. He doesn't
>>become a permanent spokeman for his compatriots. He
>>elicits yet more discussion on the death penalty.
>>
>>Con: He becomes a martyr for those people (though
>>most of them are avoiding association with him because
>>even they think he went too far). He drives a wedge
>>between people who otherwise get along.
>
>I'm sorry, but I don't think any of these reasons has
>any real validity whatsoever.

Why bothering asking any questions, Vivien, if you have already decided everyone is wrong but you?

>It's interesting,
>family members of the victims of the Oklahoma bombing
>have spoken today about the lack of closure they feel
>despite watching Timothy McVeigh die.

Big friggin surprise, there. My wife and I spoke often of how deluded those people were (and she goes on to call them "sick") to think that seeing McVeigh die would make them feel better.

>To me, McVeigh's execution was little more than
>vengeance dressed up as justice.

We've noticed.

I don't agree with you.
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Re: The Death PenaltyVivien14:05:17 06/11/01 Mon
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