08-24-2012, 01:21 PM
(08-24-2012, 11:57 AM)Jezreel Wrote: If someone can be rehabilitated then great, but the many that can't don't deserve the life of riley.
So, who's deciding on who can be rehabilitated? And in what timeframe?
(08-24-2012, 12:38 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Some people are worse than others. This guy EXECUTED 77 people. This wasn't 'in the heat of passion' or an accident. He deliberately killed 77 people.
Yes. That is why he will most probably never get out of prison again. As it should be, imo.
(08-24-2012, 11:57 AM)Jezreel Wrote: taxpayers foot the bill for their life.
(08-24-2012, 12:38 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: If he were here, I wouldn't want to waste one more dime on him.
I've heard this opinion lots of times before, and every time I reply, I manage to piss people off bigtime. Nevertheless, I will try to do so again. I promise to phrase it as mildly as I can, though:
What you are doing is putting a price to a person's life. Tell me, what exactly makes that different from a person murdering another for the cash in his wallet, or an inheritance? I just cannot comprehend how with that mindset, a society is supposed to ever raise sane, caring, happy people.
Look, guys, we will probably never see eye to eye with each other about this, but at least take a moment to ponder if the money that a human being costs is really a good basis to decide upon his/her death. Because if the general consensus will be that it is - boy am I going to buy me some nice, shiny weapons...