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She doesn't deserve the privaledge of breathing another breath. If I were one of her sons i would of killed her myself. Say what you will about 'an eye for an eye makes the world go blind' but i think her death is necessary for the justice of her daughter.
It must be the weed, were on the same wave length. :joint1: :rastabong:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dro_Princess
I can't belive no one posted this pic yet: :microwave:
hahaha
That was great :D
one of my biggest fears is turning on the dryer,,,cause one time the cat was in it...
I think joking in the thread is DESPICABLE!!!
There are two aspects to any punishment. First is the punishment to the one who committed the crime. Second, and probably more importantly, the punishment should be a deterent to any others out there who may be thinking of committing such a crime. The death penalty can be more effective because it carries a higher fear factor than life in prison.
In any case it certainly appears that our current system does not provide sufficient deterrent. The fact that many people are out walking the streets again after committing horrific crimes, either from reduced sentences or from getting off on a loophole, is proof of that. The fact that many commit these crimes again is further proof. And finally, the fact that so many of these crimes happen in the first place should be all the proof we need.
Say what you want about the death penalty but it can be an effective deterent. I lived for a while in a country that is known for it's lack of "human rights". A country where justice severe and is handed out quickly. Nobody who murders another, molests a child, etc, will ever be seen again. Although we in the west like to criticize that country for what we consider cruel and unusual punishment, it seems to work. When I was there I lived in a city with 14million people. Yet despite the fact that this city shared many of the problems of other big cities(poor, homelessness, etc) it was incredibly safe. I was a rich(by local standards) white, foriegner who stuck out like a sore thumb. But I could walk down any street, at any time of the day, and never fear for my safety. How many big cities in the U.S can we say that about? None. Bottom line, the harsh penalties for committing crimes in that country worked.
So, maybe executing this woman is wrong. If so, lock her up in prison forever. But it should be in a 6x6x6' cell, no tv, no books, no nothing. She should never see blue sky or the light of day again. Prison shouldn't be considered a place to "do your time". prison should be a place where people are terrified to go. And if that's cruel and unusual punishment, so the fuck what. Microwaving a child is pretty god damn cruel and unusual too.
Hey Fengzi, Are you sure it was FEAR of capital punishment that made the streets of the city you were in safer? Were there other viables, for instance how much exposure to other violent stimuli did these people have, what was their economic and social problems?
I have walked the streets of Amsterdam, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal at 2 AM and I was not frightened in the least but I would NEVER walk the streets alone in NY, LA, Detroit <----OMG :eek: or how about Little Rock, Arkansas at night! or most any US city. I think I'd have to see research that proves these people were deterred by fear of capital punishment before I would beleive it there are too many civilized countries with no death penalty and extremely low murder rates. My gosh even Melbourne and Sydney are safe and they are HUGE cities why are they not free for alls for the evil people with no death sentence to worry about?
In addition to BlueCat's points. This has been studied and debated ad nausem but what they always find is that capital punishment is not a deterent in the US. Great, maybe things worked better over in China, but unless you're suggesting we "streamline" the justice system, guilty parties still have a number of rights and protections (chances to appeal, etc). It costs the taxpayers more to execute an individual than to put him away for life.
I'd also ask you how many of those people who 'disappear' are guilty of the crimes they're convicted of? Its pretty easy for a brutal government to rule by fear but maybe it's not a system we should be looking to in order to solve our problems.
so pretty much from what i know
i can go outside at any given moment
and execute people i dont like [i hate]
then look forward to a life of books and free food
hot showers,movies and a job that pays
granted i wont be walking th estreets but who cares
i can stil be happy in jail
that swhat the system tells me
I HAVE BBEN INCARCERATED AND IT IS NOT THAT BAD AFTER YOU GET USED TO IT , USUALLY EVERYONES JOKING AROUND AND GAMBLING AND GETTING HIGH ALL DAY EVERY DAY.