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Death Penalty by BuggedEyes2006-11-19 12:55:59
  The death penalty is indefensible. by mmell2004-12-14 08:00:26
    *sigh* How about practicality? by Voltigeur2004-12-14 08:10:37
      Another reason as well: by phezult 2004-12-14 08:20:02
Not only does it prevent them from repeating the crime, but it also shows the repercussions to others. Our justice system is not entirely fixated on justice and punishing the guilty, but also providing a moral deterrant to people contemplating similar crimes.

I haven't been keeping up, but a couple of thoughts on this case. One, the situation seems very well laid out, which indicates that it was premeditated. Two, there is no indication of grief. Three, knowing the possible outcome of the trial, he likely could have entered a bargain to avoid the death sentance.

I don't particularly feel the death sentance should be undertaken lightly, but there are definitely crimes which do warrant it. This being one of them. And if he's a religious person in any way, it sends him to $deity's justice that much faster.

J
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        Fallacy detected. by mmell2004-12-14 08:28:03
          I loved that too by BuggedEyes2004-12-14 08:38:10
          The intent most certainly plays into it. by nin_man2004-12-14 08:42:28
            But I'm still likely to kill again . . . by mmell2004-12-14 08:48:08
          I agree that capital punishment is not a deterrent by HeyRef2004-12-14 08:47:44
            I take your point. by mmell2004-12-14 08:52:34
              accidental death != murder by HeyRef2004-12-14 09:28:02
                Ahhh . . . shades of gray. by mmell2004-12-14 09:55:21
                  No. People are driven by emotion entirely too by NOLAWitch2004-12-14 10:05:06
                    Danny Lee Young drove his car into a crowd... by mmell2004-12-14 10:12:44
                  Does not matter if we are wise enough by Ston2004-12-14 10:06:31
                    s/punish/not punish/ (n/t) by Ston2004-12-14 10:07:10
                    So that makes us different from the murderer . . . by mmell2004-12-14 10:13:45
                      We recognize that the by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 10:37:34
                        Yes, but how is that value greater than that . . . by mmell2004-12-14 11:47:42
                          The murderer has declared that his life by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 12:14:37
                            Ergo, two wrongs make a right, yes? (n/t) by mmell2004-12-14 13:20:45
                            So, one gang banger shooting another gang banger by NOLAWitch2004-12-14 15:29:06
                              Yes, if he did not need to die. by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 15:45:09
                              no In that instance I hope for the best by joecrouse2004-12-14 19:38:37
                            Only if your believe by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 15:35:01
                              If the ultimate crime is killing someone... by MikeCDN2004-12-14 15:37:07
                                Yes, but no. by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 15:42:49
                                but what if someone is executed by mistake? by MikeCDN2004-12-14 15:53:22
                                Mistake != unjustified. by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 16:09:28
                                So if... by MikeCDN2004-12-14 16:13:18
                                Not justified, because by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 16:17:04
                                The state is made up of people by MikeCDN2004-12-14 16:29:34
                                And... by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 17:01:00
                                Saying that they are different by MikeCDN2004-12-14 17:06:39
                                They are different. by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 18:28:52
                                but what if someone is executed by mistake? by MikeCDN2004-12-14 15:54:12
                                No (n/t) by joecrouse2004-12-14 19:39:58
                          easy question by joecrouse2004-12-14 19:36:42
                      That question by Ston2004-12-14 16:09:45
                In some cultures, accidental killing *does* equal by HadEnuf2004-12-14 10:24:11
          the car accident question by joecrouse2004-12-14 19:28:35
        Hmm. I am not sure that capital punishment.. by Voltigeur2004-12-14 08:30:14
          Deterrence is hard to pin down by jdelphiki2004-12-14 09:14:52
          For capital punishment to be a by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 10:41:07
        Another fallacy by version0.12004-12-14 08:37:46
          I did say I haven't been keeping up, plus by phezult2004-12-14 09:09:33
            How can you claim... by Illiad2004-12-14 09:18:46
            I sympathize by version0.12004-12-14 10:02:21
        I tend to... by jdelphiki2004-12-14 08:57:46
          Playing a bit of devil's advicate here by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 10:49:10
            Not necessarily, because by jdelphiki2004-12-14 11:12:13
              Q: What's the difference... by Illiad2004-12-14 12:15:15
                By my vague understanding of the law... by jdelphiki2004-12-14 12:45:29
              why distinguish? by joecrouse2004-12-14 19:46:58

 

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