Re: [Bulk] Re: Death penalty
Bruce Geerdes <[email protected]>
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On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Karl <[email protected]> wrote: > The fact is that the death penalty is well known as a possible > consequence whether you agree it is moral or not. It is also arguable a > realistic consequence. Not really. There are, what, tens of thousands of murders in the US every year? How many get death? > **hmm...seems to me that by preferring life in prison to the death penalty, you > are condemning the murderer to a life of buggery (using that analogy)... Perhaps. Since I'm not discussing what the criminal *deserves* (death or life) I'm not seeking to make their outcomes more pleasant or anything. > I don't see what's squishy. I didn't say my views are shared by a > majority of society. > > **No, that is true. But you were just speaking *for society* a moment ago, so > shouldn't you be clear about what society actually wants? Oh my, me speaking "for society"? The misunderstandings that happen on this list. What an ego you must think I have. I was just pointing out my frame of reference, it not being what the criminal deserves, but what society should do in reaction. That's all. -- dadl-ot mailing list http://mail.thehood.us/mailman/listinfo/dadl-ot_thehood.us http://news.gmane.org/gmane.music.dadl.ot