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surrealAmerican

(11,360 posts)

28. I disagree.

Reply to limpyhobbler (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 10, 2012, 07:21 PM

Apr 2012

It's not too bad. Executing people, even those convicted of heinous crimes, does nothing to help justice, and only serves to make a more violent society.

We can be better than that - and we should be better than that.

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Norway's mass killer Breivik 'declared sane' [View all] pampango Apr 2012 OP

After unable to buy guns illegally, he bought the guns he used through legal channels. onehandle Apr 2012 #1

Legally sane isn't the same as clinically sane. tclambert Apr 2012 #2

Thanks for that Ratty Apr 2012 #6

Exactly Lars77 Apr 2012 #8

Not quite true, Sanity is a LEGAL term, it is NOT a psychiatric team happyslug Apr 2012 #26

Too bad they don't have the death penalty in Norway. It's the only fitting punishment for this crime limpyhobbler Apr 2012 #3

You wouldn't say that if you believed in reincarnation. tclambert Apr 2012 #18

That sounds like you mean ghosts, not reincarnation. limpyhobbler Apr 2012 #31

limpyhobbler Diclotican Apr 2012 #22

I disagree. surrealAmerican Apr 2012 #28

So are you against all capital punishment? limpyhobbler Apr 2012 #32

I'm against it in all cases. surrealAmerican Apr 2012 #33

Just say what if Hitler had been captured at the end of the war. limpyhobbler Apr 2012 #34

if he were a U.S. citizen, he'd be a teabagger BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #4

+1. freshwest Apr 2012 #14

pampango Diclotican Apr 2012 #5

Wow, Diclotican, it's lovely to read the opinion of a Norwegian regarding this awful and horrific Ecumenist Apr 2012 #7

Ecumenist Diclotican Apr 2012 #10

Hi Diclotican :) Lars77 Apr 2012 #9

Lars77 Diclotican Apr 2012 #12

Good to hear from you again, Diclotican. At one time, the death penalty in Texas was based on the freshwest Apr 2012 #15

freshwest Diclotican Apr 2012 #16

he's not insane, he's just evil. provis99 Apr 2012 #20

I never thought he was insane AngryAmish Apr 2012 #11

That would be "sane enough to face trial" but obviously not psychologically healthy slackmaster Apr 2012 #13

You mean his friends from the Knights Templar? jakeXT Apr 2012 #17

He´s admitted that was made up. Lars77 Apr 2012 #23

Missed out on the girls jakeXT Apr 2012 #27

Is that from his "manifesto"? Lars77 Apr 2012 #29

I assume it's the leaked report jakeXT Apr 2012 #30

jakeXT Diclotican Apr 2012 #24

Rat bastard. n/t ellisonz Apr 2012 #19

I consider all mass killers to be insane, including "commander-in-chief" mass killers.... Peace Patriot Apr 2012 #21

Peace Patriot Diclotican Apr 2012 #25