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tkmorris

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45. Whoever wrote that is a very sick individual

Fri Sep 13, 2013, 11:47 AM

Sep 2013

I am truly very sorry that you were a victim of such a terrible crime OP, but this is NOT a healthy way to cope with it.

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India sentences four rapists to death. We should do the same. [View all] riqster Sep 2013 OP

fuck Mr. Blunt and Cranky- to be blunt cali Sep 2013 #1

+1000 Puglover Sep 2013 #21

hey Pug cali Sep 2013 #22

Watching the sun set behind my beloved Cotacachi. Puglover Sep 2013 #68

Nope. Iggo Sep 2013 #2

I'm against the DP period treestar Sep 2013 #3

If you support executing anyone ever, you support sometimes executing innocent people. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #4

+1 nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #69

I disagree Marrah_G Sep 2013 #5

I though India sentenced four *murderers* to death?? Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #6

^^^^^...and then there's this. ^^^^^ Iggo Sep 2013 #54

Exactly. The headline is a lie. nt. Mariana Sep 2013 #61

No, it's not. They murdered the girl by brutally raping her. riqster Sep 2013 #62

No. I am unalterably opposed to the death penalty MineralMan Sep 2013 #7

My objections are somewhat broader. Here is the text of an op-ed I wrote some years ago: Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #29

Excellent. Should be an OP. nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #76

The death penalty is medieval and barbaric and an embarrassment to the United States. Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #8

No death penalty. LWOP-Life With Out Parole nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #9

If I thought they'd actually keep it and not change it later, sure. riqster Sep 2013 #16

fucking ridiculous. first to use that anomoly as an example cali Sep 2013 #19

What I am is a rape survivor. riqster Sep 2013 #26

so am I. YOU sure the hell don't speak for me. cali Sep 2013 #33

I would never dream of speaking for you. riqster Sep 2013 #36

sorry, sicko porn fantasies of executions deserve nothing but cali Sep 2013 #40

Once again, assuming you understand my motivations. riqster Sep 2013 #46

oh please, there's no issue too small. you enjoy insulting others here. bettyellen Sep 2013 #51

that's just bullshit. cali Sep 2013 #53

wow, I'm surprised this is news to you. bettyellen Sep 2013 #56

Have you thought about anger management? Katashi_itto Sep 2013 #72

I'm sorry for what happened to you, rigster! Sissyk Sep 2013 #60

I'd say that's the exact same as one of the more pragmatic reasons for petronius Sep 2013 #25

Then why are rates of violent crime roughly half what they were 20 years ago? nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #77

How about paedophilia? sibelian Sep 2013 #10

Louisiana already does that IIRC. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #13

That, too, is rape. nt riqster Sep 2013 #17

A society that can't find a better solution than the DP is in trouble. marmar Sep 2013 #11

Absolutely not. The death penalty is utterly barbaric. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #12

Like I said, I respect complete opposition to the DP. riqster Sep 2013 #14

castration? GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #73

Welcome to Saudi America MNBrewer Sep 2013 #75

+1 nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #78

"Maybe there's another way" -- but then again there's no evidence that the DP would work fishwax Sep 2013 #90

Yes .. throw away all sense of moral decency Trajan Sep 2013 #15

They were sentenced to death for the rape And Murder of the girl gollygee Sep 2013 #18

They should suffer the same torture that RebelOne Sep 2013 #57

I disagree I don't think there is ever a reason to employ the death penalty! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #20

I clicked the link. How fucking dare you? cali Sep 2013 #23

what a stinking pile of shit Mr B&C deposited. And LIES. He's a fucking liar of the worst kind. cali Sep 2013 #24

Yeah, that some sick stuff NoOneMan Sep 2013 #30

See post 26. And learn not to make assumptions. riqster Sep 2013 #32

I wouldn't be suprised if adding the DP would make ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #27

I think it would make survivors of rape less common. Mariana Sep 2013 #42

Good point. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #48

This is an excellent point. mythology Sep 2013 #85

Im bored of "I opposed the death penalty except...." NoOneMan Sep 2013 #28

No, we should not do the same. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #31

Why don't we just execute all men while we're at it? They suck! Laelth Sep 2013 #34

Sorry, no LittleBlue Sep 2013 #35

No. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2013 #37

killing is killing. spanone Sep 2013 #38

what are the particulars here? cali Sep 2013 #39

Pragmatically: TheDeputy Sep 2013 #41

Yeah, it's expensive but it's also morally indefensible. cali Sep 2013 #43

Right as a deterrent. TheDeputy Sep 2013 #44

Whoever wrote that is a very sick individual tkmorris Sep 2013 #45

No to DP, No to Life Without Possibility of Parole. idwiyo Sep 2013 #47

That would be stupid on many levels The Straight Story Sep 2013 #49

The death penalty is useless and expensive. onehandle Sep 2013 #50

Death is a bit much. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #52

No, death is not a bit much. RebelOne Sep 2013 #66

Yes it is. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #67

Yeah sure, and have taxpayers pay for the next 50 RebelOne Sep 2013 #71

That's what I was implying in my post, with your last two sentences. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #86

No, because capital punishment has never been a deterrent...nt joeybee12 Sep 2013 #55

Yep. Castration and death by fire. cliffordu Sep 2013 #58

Thank you, Torquemada. rug Sep 2013 #63

I used to work with street kids. cliffordu Sep 2013 #65

You'll have to tell me about that work some time. rug Sep 2013 #80

It broke my heart. Mebbe my soul. cliffordu Sep 2013 #81

Sorry to hear that, cliff. rug Sep 2013 #82

Thank you, my friend. cliffordu Sep 2013 #87

No. They did not. They sentenced 4 murderers to death. uppityperson Sep 2013 #59

Only if you want more rapists to murder their victims to eliminate accusations. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #64

Rape hardly ever ends in conviction. What does the DP do to address the actual issue? RedCappedBandit Sep 2013 #70

Which part, exactly, deserves the death penalty here? MNBrewer Sep 2013 #74

They didn't execute 4 rapists Nevernose Sep 2013 #79

We need to take rape - and ALL violent crime - more seriously than we do. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #83

generally trapdoor hanging is gruesome but quick. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #84

Death Penalty LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #88

We've got some really sick people here. n/t Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #89

Absolutely not. 99Forever Sep 2013 #91