Reply #107: What understanding of the word execution do you have then?

[caseymoz]

"the killing of an unarmed defenseless innocent, murder, if you want, I call it an execution."

But then you turn around and say,

"I did not say a murder is avenged by murder, I said a murderer deserves to be executed for their actions."

Don't you then mean an "executioner deserves to be executed for their actions" then? If killing unarmed innocents is execution, that would make the person performing it an executioner, right?

It's better in political discussion to use words in a way people understand them, not just to suit your own satisfaction. You show a good example of being led by your emotions without knowing it. So, you call it execution because . . . it makes you happy? Ah, emotion interfering with you again!

"I don't allow emotion to interfer with justice being served"? Oh, how mentally disciplined you are, and how proud you are!

Your emotions are required for you to choose a point where you think the death penalty is appropriate. If you didn't let emotions get in the way, the behavior you would exhibit is to not be upset by murder at all, nor see that anything should be done about it. So, you do let your emotions "interfere," because you're human and not brain damaged. Even if your choice has some logic, you choose where and how to apply the logic.

So, come off the, "I'm more logical than Spock" attitude. You want murderers to die because they disgust you. Disgust is an emotion, plain and simple. Quit making arrogance your main argument.

Now, I think they should die, too, if we can determine they're guilty. However, it seems the very fact of having the death penalty perverts people's ability to assess guilt or innocence. It certainly has with you. I mean, you just looked at this guy's picture, read that he was executed and perhaps a few other details, and pronounced him guilty, exactly what I mean about perverted your judgment.

I don't like what having them executed does to the people performing the execution, the ones still around mentally twisted by the act they committed, and the rest of my neighbors who seem to lose any concern for guilt and innocence. If that's going to happen, it's far better that there's no death penalty whatsoever.

I'm not shifting the blame elsewhere, and you're sounding more and more like a troll.