Death penalty - right or wrong?

[GlenW]

The judge says, as he dons his black cap, "You have done wrong, you have committed the worst crime, a crime so bad that your punishment must be severe, to kill someone is so bad, so awful, such an abominable crime that I am going to ... em ... em ... kill you."

[SpontaneousOrder]

The judge says, as he dons his black cap, "You have done wrong, you have committed the worst crime, a crime so bad that your punishment must be severe, to kill someone is so bad, so awful, such an abominable crime that I am going to ... em ... em ... kill you."

I doubt any judge sas that. More like 'to kill an innocent...'.

[FatLazyContractor]

BTW, what does the esteemed panel think about Death by beheading (Saudi style) and Death by firing squad (Indonesian style).

[VectraMan]

That's kinda missing the point. If you lock them up you have to pay for them to be incarcerated. If you execute them you don't.

Is the point that we should have the death penalty for no other reason than to save money?

[GlenW]

BTW, what does the esteemed panel think about Death by beheading (Saudi style) and Death by firing squad (Indonesian style).

The death penalty is uncivilised and barbaric whichever method is used. These two methods just seem more attractive to the mouth-breathing, knuckle-draggers who would have sat in the front row of the crowds at the guillotine during the French Revolution.

[FatLazyContractor]

The death penalty is uncivilised and barbaric whichever method is used. These two methods just seem more attractive to the mouth-breathing, knuckle-draggers who would have sat in the front row of the crowds at the guillotine during the French Revolution.

Yes. Blame it on the French, the bastards.

[GlenW]

If you crave an instant feeling of immense superiority just visit one of the pro DP forums in the US. I can't remember the url for any of them but there are some real rednecks on them who say the most ridiculous things.

I once read that the right to keep and bear arms is in an amendment to their Constitution and therefore is more important than any human life.

[GlenW]

And what sentence would the assembled congregation like to pass on this miscreant?

Psycho cannibal killer stabs lover to death then eats her brain, heart and lungs - Mirror Online

Bearing in mind this this is his 2nd offence.

Life in prison but with a parole hearing every year. Obviously no chance of getting parole, but it would be satisfying to build his hopes up and then dash them on a regular basis.

[MicrosoftBob]

If you crave an instant feeling of immense superiority just visit one of the pro DP forums in the US. I can't remember the url for any of them but there are some real rednecks on them who say the most ridiculous things.

I once read that the right to keep and bear arms is in an amendment to their Constitution and therefore is more important than any human life.

Why stop at the right to bear arms, surely you could run faster with bear legs as well

[GlenW]

Why stop at the right to bear arms, surely you could run faster with bear legs as well

I don't think they can do that, most of them put new underwear on at Xmas and don't take it off till the next Xmas.