Why on Earth...
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Its reality, deal with it. Lets put it this way, if I had a child and someone killed my child I would love to see that person die in an execution.
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Captain See Sharp wrote:
someone killed my child I would love to see that person die in an execution
I wouldn't witness it; I would perform it.
Software Zen:
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Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:
Fuck off.
Ahahahahahaha :laugh: "Fuck off, I'm full of your nonsense!"
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I had to be brief, because I'm about to move my butt to a new year's eve party. :) Happy new year!
-- No humans were probed in the making of this episode
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Fuck off.
-- Not based on the Novel by James Fenimore Cooper
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Kind of a weak argument, is it not? What does it matter if people get to see the executions, or not? I think it's obvious by now that death penalties does not deter criminals. If anything, it'll just make them more determined not to get caught. I, and most people I argue, are quite capable of understanding what an execution is, without having to see one. If a society which makes use of death penalties from the public view (not from public knowledge), and people are too ignorant to know about it, then there's something really rotten in that society. If death penalty is displayed for all to see, and is used as some kind of deterrent, then that government is far from one protecting its people. It has then become a government of intimidation, and its statement is "If you do not comply, you will be executed." All punishment, including the death penalty, is basically an attempt to cure the symptoms. I realize that trying to find a cure for the cause is a massive undertaking, and quite possibly impossible. It is however a noble to goal to strive for it. The death penalty is in my opinion striving in the opposite direction.
-- This episode performed entirely by sock puppets
what do you think would be the right punishment for this man: Noida serial killer[^]. Just makes my soul shiver, and just want the worst things possible to happen to him. He somehow lost his right to live, why should the taxpayers pay for his time in jail?
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I had to be brief, because I'm about to move my butt to a new year's eve party. :) Happy new year!
-- No humans were probed in the making of this episode
Happy New Year!
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...do I have to see still photos of the last few minutes before Saddam's execution on every major news media outlet website? This is bloody ridiculous! How do I explain this to a child, why is this even necessary? It's sufficient to report the news without having to show me the pictures or, even worse, the bloody video. Somehow these news agencies get off on selling this shit and I find it pathetic that you have to televise death to get ratings. Whatever happened to journalistic integrity? This world is nuts! X|
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The Apocalyptic Teacup wrote:
you have to televise death
Whats new. Death has been a spectacle for thousands of years. On a more constructive note, the fact the executioners were Shias, who taunted Sadam during his hanging, saying it is revenge from the Shia militant cleric, is interesting, because it makes a joke of the present government, and highlights again the depth of animosity between Shai and Suni. The fact they couldnt get the hanging right (ie in a professional, detatched, mature fashion) says to me that the only way forward is to partition the coutry. Now that is why the video is interesting.
Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception
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Bradml wrote:
What in the world is that??
I have no idea. Apparently it has lost all meaning. Combine this with the fact that these images will be broadcast to a vicarious audience of ghoulish millions who have become desensitized to images of death and it just boggles the mind. Really. I swear humanity has lost all sense.
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The Apocalyptic Teacup wrote:
will be broadcast to a vicarious audience
And you rekon you use English well? You ought to refer to a dictionary before using words you dont know the meaning of. Oh, and by the way, dont come back with some lame justification of your usage having checked the meaning of vicarious, it wont wash.
Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception
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CaveFox wrote:
Were you there? Nobody can truly say how it made the people feel. They could have felt the same as you do now.
No, I obviously wasn't there, but the historical records indicate that they were public spectacles. Read the first-hand accounts about the execution of Jacques de Molay, for one example among many.
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Executions are still public in much of the world, and even carried out by the publilc in some. To apply your standards to these animals is the same mistake Bush made when he thought he could set up a democratic government there and Iraq would live happily ever after.
Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception
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Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:
Let's burn the witches too!!
:laugh: Sir Bedevere: There are ways of telling whether she is a witch. Peasant 1: Are there? Oh well, tell us. Sir Bedevere: Tell me. What do you do with witches? Peasant 1: Burn them. Sir Bedevere: And what do you burn, apart from witches? Peasant 1: More witches. Peasant 2: Wood. Sir Bedevere: Good. Now, why do witches burn? Peasant 3: ...because they're made of... wood? Sir Bedevere: Good. So how do you tell whether she is made of wood? Peasant 1: Build a bridge out of her. Sir Bedevere: But can you not also build bridges out of stone? Peasant 1: Oh yeah. Sir Bedevere: Does wood sink in water? Peasant 1: No, no, it floats!... It floats! Throw her into the pond! Sir Bedevere: No, no. What else floats in water? Peasant 1: Bread. Peasant 2: Apples. Peasant 3: Very small rocks. Peasant 1: Cider. Peasant 2: Gravy. Peasant 3: Cherries. Peasant 1: Mud. Peasant 2: Churches. Peasant 3: Lead! Lead! King Arthur: A Duck. Sir Bedevere: ...Exactly. So, logically... Peasant 1: If she weighed the same as a duck... she's made of wood. Sir Bedevere: And therefore... Peasant 2: ...A witch!
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...do I have to see still photos of the last few minutes before Saddam's execution on every major news media outlet website? This is bloody ridiculous! How do I explain this to a child, why is this even necessary? It's sufficient to report the news without having to show me the pictures or, even worse, the bloody video. Somehow these news agencies get off on selling this shit and I find it pathetic that you have to televise death to get ratings. Whatever happened to journalistic integrity? This world is nuts! X|
"Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.