Reply #57: Gardner asked not to be killed, but

[Bluerthanblue]

if he was to be killed he asked that it be by firing squad, saying that there aren't any 'mistakes'.

I'm not so sure you are in the "minority" given that we still have the DP here in the US. I believe that until we stop killing to punish killing we are forever condemned to this ongoing cycle.

I don't see this as a "redneck" or any other 'regional' issue. People from all over the US hold views that I strongly disagree with. That doesn't make them any less human, rational, or credible than me- or anyone.

I DO think that it's too easy for people to support the DP based in part on the fact that it's done by "them" usually in a highly scripted manner, to people we are conditioned to see as other than 'human'.

You'll have to search for the facts on this guy Gardner, but if you do, you might be troubled by the un-told story of how he ended up where he was. I'm not saying that anything justified the murders he committed (he didn't try to cry 'victim' ever- his history is very sad)- but doing wrong to 'right' a wrong is still WRONG. It's far to easy for the 'public' to support the killing of another human, when the media sets up the perception.

You aren't a 'dumb redneck'- you are a person with a different perspective than me. Maybe someday we'll learn not to stereotype and marginalize people simply because they're exactly 'like us'.

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peace~