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  • J jan larsen

    And why wasting all the time at all that court cr.., why not just shoot the bastard where he/she stands?. "It could have been worse, it could have been ME!" -Rincewind

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    ColinDavies
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    Nice suggestion, but it could become impactibele, due to furnidhing in the courthouse and bystanders who could get caught in the cross fire. Possibly the criminal could be taken to a sports venue, where a large group of the communit could participate in seeing the state || peoples justice being carried out. Regardz Colin J Davies

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    I am sick of fighting with Martin, I think I will ignore his posts from here on in, and spend the time working on articles instead. Christian Graus

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      Wouldn't it be better when an individaul was found guily of a capily crime that they were led straight out the back of the courthouse and wired up ? Are the leagl hurdles to doing this so great ? Regardz Colin J Davies

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      I am sick of fighting with Martin, I think I will ignore his posts from here on in, and spend the time working on articles instead. Christian Graus

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      benjymous
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      it would probably be a good idea if the legal system was infallible. If not you might as well just kill anyone who is suspected of a capital crime, to save time. and this all makes the assumption that people believe that a death sentance is ever justifiable -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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      • J James T Johnson

        Colin Davies wrote: Are the leagl hurdles to doing this so great ? Yes, I guess the guilty like to continually appeal their case until its time to put the needle in or sit on ol' sparky. James "Java is free - and worth every penny." - Christian Graus

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        benjymous
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        Whereas the innocent who are found guilty should just happily accept the judgement? -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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          At leat name my Crime befor you flick the switch ! Regardz Colin J Davies

          Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

          I am sick of fighting with Martin, I think I will ignore his posts from here on in, and spend the time working on articles instead. Christian Graus

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          bryce
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          not supporting the Highlanders you traitorous northern scum now BEG for mercy and i might commute your sentence to a quick beheading Bryce

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          • C ColinDavies

            Wouldn't it be better when an individaul was found guily of a capily crime that they were led straight out the back of the courthouse and wired up ? Are the leagl hurdles to doing this so great ? Regardz Colin J Davies

            Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

            I am sick of fighting with Martin, I think I will ignore his posts from here on in, and spend the time working on articles instead. Christian Graus

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            Trollslayer at work
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            well, while GWB was governer of Texas he signed 122 death warrants. 25% of those on appeal were found to be completely innocent. 90% of those convicted were black. A bit late to say sorry X| Elaine :rose: Would you like to meet my teddybear ?

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              Nice suggestion, but it could become impactibele, due to furnidhing in the courthouse and bystanders who could get caught in the cross fire. Possibly the criminal could be taken to a sports venue, where a large group of the communit could participate in seeing the state || peoples justice being carried out. Regardz Colin J Davies

              Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

              I am sick of fighting with Martin, I think I will ignore his posts from here on in, and spend the time working on articles instead. Christian Graus

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              jan larsen
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              Well, they tried that in Afghanistan in football stadiums, but US bombed the managers and some other foreigners, possibly to avoid having to buy the patent. "It could have been worse, it could have been ME!" -Rincewind

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              • R Roger Allen

                Better still, they should be gene typed and used as trandplant material. Roger Allen Sonork 100.10016 If I had a quote, it would be a very good one.

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                Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                Larry Niven has written a fair bit on this scenario in his "Known Space" series - most notably in "A Gift From Earth". It's very chilling stuff, and I for one pray it never happens. Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd

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                • T Trollslayer at work

                  well, while GWB was governer of Texas he signed 122 death warrants. 25% of those on appeal were found to be completely innocent. 90% of those convicted were black. A bit late to say sorry X| Elaine :rose: Would you like to meet my teddybear ?

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                  Tomasz Sowinski
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                  Trollslayer (at work) wrote: 90% of those convicted were black. And the point is? Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

                  - It's for protection
                  - Protection from what? Zee Germans?

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                    Better still, they should be gene typed and used as trandplant material. Roger Allen Sonork 100.10016 If I had a quote, it would be a very good one.

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                    jan larsen
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                    This actually happens to be a fact in China. "It could have been worse, it could have been ME!" -Rincewind

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                    • T Tomasz Sowinski

                      Trollslayer (at work) wrote: 90% of those convicted were black. And the point is? Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

                      - It's for protection
                      - Protection from what? Zee Germans?

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                      jan larsen
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                      Unless you are suggesting that black people are criminals by nature, it would be fairly safe to deduct that: A: There are quite a few racist judges in Texas, and if racism is the cause of the judgement then there has to be a lot of innocent people among the victims. B: There is not equal opportunities for everyone in Texas, and then it might be a better solution to implement this instead of putting the outcome to sleep forever. "It could have been worse, it could have been ME!" -Rincewind

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                      • T Tomasz Sowinski

                        Trollslayer (at work) wrote: 90% of those convicted were black. And the point is? Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

                        - It's for protection
                        - Protection from what? Zee Germans?

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                        benjymous
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                        Either 90% of capital crimes were comitted by black people, or the law system is racist -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                          Trollslayer (at work) wrote: 90% of those convicted were black. And the point is? Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

                          - It's for protection
                          - Protection from what? Zee Germans?

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                          Roger Allen
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                          I remember seeing a programme about this. The point was that if you were black you were 50%* more likely to be given a death sentence than if you were white. So it seemed a little bit biased. * I don't remember the exact statistic, so I made this one up, their all lies anyway Roger Allen Sonork 100.10016 If I had a quote, it would be a very good one.

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                            Trollslayer (at work) wrote: 90% of those convicted were black. And the point is? Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

                            - It's for protection
                            - Protection from what? Zee Germans?

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                            Tim Smith
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                            Ugh... It is a combination of things. 1. It might not be politically correct, but right now crime is a huge problem with blacks. 2. Money makes a huge difference in quality of defense. This is really one of the most broken elements. (Which is why I get pissed off with the "the system is racist" people because that ignores a huge problem that we are more likely to have a chance of fixing.) 3. Racist system. It happens. Probably more that we would like to think. But it happens a lot less that others would like to think. People who don't want to admit #1 is true, try to say #3 and #2 are true. People who don't want to admit #3 is true, try to blame #1 and #2. I am sure there are a fair number of good sources WITHOUT political agendas that can give a good solid breakdown of the numbers. But to just say that the system is racist based on a single percentages is just pure ignorance. Tim Smith "Programmers are always surrounded by complexity; we can not avoid it... If our basic tool, the language in which we design and code our programs, is also complicated, the language itself becomes part of the problem rather that part of the solution." Hoare - 1980 ACM Turing Award Lecture

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                              At leat name my Crime befor you flick the switch ! Regardz Colin J Davies

                              Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

                              I am sick of fighting with Martin, I think I will ignore his posts from here on in, and spend the time working on articles instead. Christian Graus

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                              David Wulff
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                              For Crimes against Cyclists. :laugh:


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                                Whereas the innocent who are found guilty should just happily accept the judgement? -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                                David Wulff
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                                Of course, as there are no innocents on death row - Judges and Juries are expempt from the clause in human design: "humans make mistakes". I'd bet I, and I am not a laywer, could probably get most of you convicted for the rape of a five year old girl if I used some nice emotive words in my closing speech. :(


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                                • J jan larsen

                                  Well, they tried that in Afghanistan in football stadiums, but US bombed the managers and some other foreigners, possibly to avoid having to buy the patent. "It could have been worse, it could have been ME!" -Rincewind

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                                  Ed Gadziemski
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                                  I hear Unisys owns it...

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                                  • J jan larsen

                                    Well, they tried that in Afghanistan in football stadiums, but US bombed the managers and some other foreigners, possibly to avoid having to buy the patent. "It could have been worse, it could have been ME!" -Rincewind

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                                    peterchen
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                                    *LOL*


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                                      Wouldn't it be better when an individaul was found guily of a capily crime that they were led straight out the back of the courthouse and wired up ? Are the leagl hurdles to doing this so great ? Regardz Colin J Davies

                                      Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

                                      I am sick of fighting with Martin, I think I will ignore his posts from here on in, and spend the time working on articles instead. Christian Graus

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                                      David Wulff
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                                      Colin Davies wrote: Are the leagl hurdles to doing this so great ? Yes, but the moral hurdles are far greater. Until we develop the technology to reliably look into a persons mind nobody should be executed for crimes they supposedly committed. Even if a person *is* guilty of rape, there may be circumstances around it that are far more important to address than simply providing vengance to the family and a bunch of blood thirsty and totally unaffected people.


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                                        Colin Davies wrote: Are the leagl hurdles to doing this so great ? Yes, but the moral hurdles are far greater. Until we develop the technology to reliably look into a persons mind nobody should be executed for crimes they supposedly committed. Even if a person *is* guilty of rape, there may be circumstances around it that are far more important to address than simply providing vengance to the family and a bunch of blood thirsty and totally unaffected people.


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                                        Listening to quiet music can seriously damage your credability.

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                                        Navin
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                                        Besides, making criminals do hard labor is much more productive. :-D Even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat.

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                                          At leat name my Crime befor you flick the switch ! Regardz Colin J Davies

                                          Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

                                          I am sick of fighting with Martin, I think I will ignore his posts from here on in, and spend the time working on articles instead. Christian Graus

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                                          Jim A Johnson
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                                          Bad spelling.

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