i looked it up

takes too long, 30 minutes

i suppose that while relatively painless, it's psychologically really traumatic

4/25/2006 2:59:14 PM

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"I don't remember it being so solid, that it deserved blanket support..."

It isn't, and it doesn't -- hence the fact that the majority of posters here are anti-death penalty, and that among the pro camp, only one (TheDuke) has expressed explicit support for my argument.

It has, however, been repeated enough times that most of the posters here are familiar enough with it that they can discuss it on their own.

If I see someone grossly misinterpret my position, I'll weigh in on it; otherwise, not much need for a recap.

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"cause some people think that people do bad things because they are "bad""

Right, and some people think that they shouldn't go to doctors because God will heal them. That doesn't mean we have to take them into account every time we discuss Medicare.

And of course we should try to mitigate the factors that frequently lead to violent crime. I've always been a proponent of that, and stronger than most in my camp. You come up with a way to eliminate poverty without eliminating the poor, and I'll probably be right their with you. You come up with a way to cure insanity, same deal. But, until you do, this is an issue and we do have to deal with it.

4/25/2006 3:40:16 PM

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"It isn't, and it doesn't -- hence the fact that the majority of posters here are anti-death penalty, and that among the pro camp, only one (TheDuke) has expressed explicit support for my argument. It has, however, been repeated enough times that most of the posters here are familiar enough with it that they can discuss it on their own."

exactly. the argument isn't totally watertight--any statistics are up for debate (and often interpretation). furthermore, if you're a little less of a pragmatist than I am, I can see how one would have a hard time stomaching a practice that could result in the execution of an innocent man (whereas I accept it as a calculated risk that's in my favor in terms of saving more innocent lives than we would WITHOUT the death penalty).



and yes, either way, the point is that most people here are familier with the argument.

4/25/2006 4:50:45 PM