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N_E_1 for Tennis

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21. On your side 110%....

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 09:07 AM

Jan 2014

The "logic" never made sense to me. Kill the killer. Then why not kill the killer of the killer?
And on and on.
It's a sign of a backwards and non-thoughtful society.

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I have had a visceral opposition to the death penalty since I was a very small child [View all] cali Jan 2014 OP

I was always wholeheartedly in favor of it. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #1

How about those that are mentally ill? Live and Learn Jan 2014 #4

??? Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #6

It seemed you were suggesting that you changed your mind Live and Learn Jan 2014 #8

I really have no idea how you came to that conclusion. Maybe you should re-read it. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #9

Not really. Live and Learn Jan 2014 #12

... Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #13

Was that your final say? lol nt Live and Learn Jan 2014 #16

Since you apparently cannot understand simple English, Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #17

Was that a no? nt Live and Learn Jan 2014 #19

. Iggo Jan 2014 #35

Me too! I hate that they kill anyone Live and Learn Jan 2014 #2

When I learned at a young age that executions were often used as political weapons, livingwagenow Jan 2014 #3

Exactly, unless we profess all killings to be unacceptable Live and Learn Jan 2014 #7

I was the same, Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #5

I was born in 1947 and raised by my Jewish mother.. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #27

I have never been a supporter of the death penalty kydo Jan 2014 #10

well, you and I are very different. You're advocating torture and vengeance. cali Jan 2014 #11

+1 Rehabilitation and medical research for those cases where Live and Learn Jan 2014 #15

I'm not advocating torture and vengeance kydo Jan 2014 #25

The true heart of the matter: "it dimishes us all." markpkessinger Jan 2014 #34

I always knew the death penalty was wrong. My parents always knew the death penalty was wrong Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #14

I have been against the death penalty all my life malaise Jan 2014 #18

There are very few people that I feel absolutely earned a death penalty Demeter Jan 2014 #20

I hear you- and at moments of rage, feel the same way, but I just can't endorse the state killing cali Jan 2014 #22

This would be more international in scope, usually Demeter Jan 2014 #23

On your side 110%.... N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2014 #21

Very easy to do away with the chances of executing innocents. Change the law. 7962 Jan 2014 #24

Nope. I am against the state killing. period. no exceptions. ever. cali Jan 2014 #26

So we disagree then. Thats ok. Thats why this is a "discussion" board! nt 7962 Jan 2014 #30

I'm opposed to it, without equivocations. marmar Jan 2014 #28

No government should have the power of life and death over its citizens rock Jan 2014 #29

I recall hearing about the Romanian revolution and Ceausescu's execution and feeling conflicted Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2014 #31

I've always felt the same... SiobhanClancy Jan 2014 #32

Me too. I think I remember when it was applegrove Jan 2014 #33