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In reply to the discussion: You can totally oppose the death penalty while having zero empathy for murderers and rapists. [View all]defacto7
(13,485 posts)103. The death penalty is for the purpose of
shutting everyone up.
not me.
The DP is barbaric, uncivilized, archaic, nonsensical, illogical, without basis in need or effect, and a way for the prosecutors and law enforcement to bury facts and derail justice. That's the real closure.
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You can totally oppose the death penalty while having zero empathy for murderers and rapists. [View all]
Nye Bevan
Apr 2014
OP
i agree sympathy might be a better term but with that change, zero is still a possible amount
unblock
Apr 2014
#5
Part of my problem is rehabilitation isn't even being given a chance in most states now
davidpdx
May 2014
#109
I had an conversation with a Korean student at the university I teach at here
davidpdx
May 2014
#110
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Apr 2014
#7
Nietzsche was an asshole. But the validity of his statement holds regardless.
Gravitycollapse
Apr 2014
#88
That is sad. It is not a difficult concept, it is unethical to execute people for any crime, period.
Jefferson23
Apr 2014
#29
I disagree that strapping someone to a gurney and forcibly injecting them with poison
Nye Bevan
Apr 2014
#38
No, that is not at all possible. A well mannered society does not find excuses to execute people.
Jefferson23
Apr 2014
#42
Raping and killing an ELEVEN MONTH old child should be cause for dismissal...
cherokeeprogressive
Apr 2014
#63
Say someone rapes then murders a 20 year old woman who is too paralyzed with fear to defend herself.
Nye Bevan
Apr 2014
#89
It's convenient to rationalize opinions by being a little bit creative with definitions.
kcr
Apr 2014
#74
Absolutely. You can even say "Why, I'd make an exception for that 'un" and not really mean it.
MADem
Apr 2014
#48
I totally agree! No matter what my anger is toward people who do others, doing the same thing...
DesertDiamond
May 2014
#125
I agree that the death penalty is savage in general. I also agree that humans are affected
Sarah Ibarruri
May 2014
#127