Quote Originally Posted by Nullific
Im really interested Torog you being an appearant republican and obvious Texan, I would just like to get some things straight Schiavo aside.
From past threads I have gathered that you are against suicide, abortion and euthanasia and are now talking about 'attempted murder, by the state'...your state however has carried out some 256 executions over a decade and kills juveniles, mentally ill and mentally retarded people...so long as they are convicted criminals.

So people shouldn't be allowed to kill themselves, no matter the circumstances. Women cannot terminate or 'kill' the mass of cells in them as the result of conception, no matter the circumstances and yet under the right circumstances states should be allowed to kill-kids, retards and crazy people?
Howdy Nullific,

Welcome to frontier justice,where one is held accountable for their actions..whether they are young,retarded or crazy. I believe that,when we stand before God,in Judgement,all the choices we made in our life,good or bad,will be written in the Book of Life..will we be excused for being young and foolish,retarded or crazy ? I don't know..but I do know-that innocent folks,don't deserve to be preyed upon-by the young and foolish,the retarded or crazy..however..liberal judges do believe that society must be preyed upon by the criminal..for liberal judges,the rights of the criminal,are placed above the rights of the innocent victims..lest we mistakely convict an innocent man or woman or child. The recidivism rate,for certain crimes,is very high..criminals of that sort..should not be allowed to ever victimize anyone,ever again.

If the kid at the Red Lake incident,had been captured,instead of killing himself,would you vote for the death penalty,if you were a juror..or give him Life without parole ? I think that the prozac he was taking,did influence him negatively,so I'd be interested if there was a possibilty of rehabilitation..I would tend to vote for life without parole,in that case,or at least a minimum time served..before the possibility of parole,in deference and consideration of his victims,at least 30-40 years. Each case is different,and I don't like the idea of law-abiding tax-payers,having to foot the bills of incarceration,for a mass-murderer,who may never reform,and whom may commit more murder,upon their release.

So..how many victims are you willing to accept..just because you wouldn't vote for the death penalty in capitol offense cases ? At some point,as a juror,you have to calculate the cost to society..and then be ready to accept the consequences..if you're wrong.