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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:20 AM Original message |
Today, a jury will start the process of deciding if a man should be put to death by the state |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
1. In Connecticut, even a sentence of death... |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'd throw the switch |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. If I was on the jury and was convinced of their guilt... |
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OZark Dem (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
4. If the case facts show him guilty |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
5. Nope. |
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alsame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
6. No, I could not. nt |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
7. Suhre |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
8. No. I could not vote for the death penalty. Neither as a juror nor a legislator. |
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Llewlladdwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
68. What constitutes justice... |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #68 |
96. Is killing the killers going to bring his wife and daughters back? |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #96 |
100. The "privileges" are a method to keep prisoners under control. |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. Funny how in your mind life imprisonment at hard labor is the same as setting them free. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. Sorry to burst your illusion but despite the massive cost ($200K+ per person per year) |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #104 |
106. So you talk about others being sociopaths, but you consider killing a human being |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:27 PM Response to Reply #106 |
112. Meh by your logic we shouldn't use prisons. |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:28 PM Response to Reply #100 |
132. And what about the wrongly convicted? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 06:46 AM Response to Reply #96 |
138. As a fan of the DP... |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
102. Couldn't you argue that life imprisonment.... |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:23 PM Response to Reply #102 |
109. Life imprisonment punishes the criminal and continues to do so. |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:47 PM Response to Reply #109 |
134. So the death penalty... |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 06:08 AM Response to Reply #134 |
136. No, life imprisonment is about punishment and justice. The death penalty |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
9. Never. And no one case, no matter how horrific, would sway my vote. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
144. Let me say this: There are people who Kill other people every single day... |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 11:52 PM Response to Reply #144 |
145. Agreed. |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
10. No, but I wouldn't have a problem if............ |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
11. If they did that to my family, I could. nt |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
89. Ditto |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
120. Definitely! |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
126. Yes, likely everyone would agree if it was personal. But the justice system |
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Jokerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
12. They wouldn't let me on that jury. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
13. He is lucky that the state has no method to ... |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:45 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Seconded. |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:56 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Agreed.. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #22 |
44. Who would have carry out the sentence? Particularly the sexual assault part? |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. There are machines for that. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #45 |
110. I gotta tell ya . . . . that's pretty sick. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #110 |
141. Hey, I didn't make those machines. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:03 AM Response to Reply #13 |
27. I'm with ya... |
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TonyMontana (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #13 |
34. Would you like some sugar with that blood? |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Anti DP crusaders.. |
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TonyMontana (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:01 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. You might want to seek counseling |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. I'm quite serious.. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #40 |
50. Isn't that just ripe. You calling someone else crazy... |
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TonyMontana (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:25 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. You equate believing in God to wanting to torture a human being? |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Did I say that? No. |
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TonyMontana (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Yes you did |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Why, because you said so? |
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TonyMontana (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:57 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. You can't argue with an irrational person |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #61 |
67. Yes, you are right, you are irrational and it's impossible to argue with you. |
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TonyMontana (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. You're the one who equates believing in God to condoning torture |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. No, I'm not, you are the one saying that. |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:13 AM Response to Reply #37 |
48. Also, the death penalty prevents them from harming other inmates, which is a VERY serious problem. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #48 |
90. And guards, nurses, lawyers. |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #90 |
95. My point exactly. The rest of our country's prisoners frankly deserve better than to be |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #34 |
47. Glee? Pleasure? |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
72. +10 |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
74. ... |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
14. This guy deserves the death penalty.. |
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Lil Missy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
15. Yes, in a heartbeat. n/t |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
16. fry him! |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
17. I could apply the law as written. |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
18. They both deserve death. Unfortunately a death sentence probably means life in prison anyway. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
20. No. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
21. The DP can be quite an occupational hazard for rapist-murderers |
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Luciferous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
23. Those bastards deserve to die. If I was on the jury I would vote |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
24. put him to death |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
25. dupe |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
26. No, I've been excused during voir dire due to my DP opposition. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
28. I completely understand the victim's feelings. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
29. I'm lovin the enlightened Progressive responses thus far. (fry him, sure, I'd flip the switch...) |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. My favorite is the punishment fetishist... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. I wish I were shocked, but I'm not. nt |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
113. My favorite is the people who use the "he'll commit more crimes if he's in prison" |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:50 PM Response to Reply #113 |
122. This has nothing to do with Iraq or WMD.. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:55 PM Response to Reply #122 |
125. What I mean to say is... |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 06:05 AM Response to Reply #122 |
135. It has nothing to do with caring for the perpetrator. Did you actually read anything I posted? |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 08:12 AM Response to Reply #135 |
140. It doesn't? |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #29 |
51. Being progressive doesn't mean hugs and kisses for rapists and murderers. |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #51 |
71. actually they do, and would kill a person without giving it one |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:26 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. I apologize but your post is unclear and I am not |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #76 |
81. sorry my fault you're right Im unclear, and you're right that murderers |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. I just think we ignore the fact that sentencing these sickos to life in prison means hundreds of |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:36 PM Response to Reply #51 |
133. You nailed it. |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #29 |
65. Is there some kind of hard and fast rule |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #65 |
79. You should educate yourself on the Death Penalty and reevaluate your position (lookie, facts) |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #79 |
84. " Life is a human right. This makes the death penalty our deepest human rights abuse." - When |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #79 |
93. "lookie, facts" |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #93 |
98. facts suck? So stick your head in the sand and enjoy the view from your righteous snark free world |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #98 |
103. Nothing you post teaches me anything |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
30. I wouldn't be on the jury, as I oppose the death penalty and would not vote for it, ever. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
31. I have long opposed capital punishment on very basic moral |
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TonyMontana (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
33. It makes me sick |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
36. I wouldn't be on the jury, because during voir dire I'd disclose that I am against the DP |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
38. Whichever decision I pick, the guy is in prison until he dies. |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
39. IMO, life w/o poss of parole is a much harder sentence than the death penalty. |
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COLGATE4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Unless this asshole were to be sentenced to something like |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #41 |
57. On the contrary |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Which is why so many death row inmates accept the easier punishment. |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #42 |
91. Charles Watson, one of the Manson |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #39 |
52. Oh yeah, it's much worse to have more opportunities to rape and murder - |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:50 PM Response to Reply #52 |
80. THAT'S the dirty little class-based secret behind many of the DP opponents' feelings... |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #80 |
85. Exactly. Who cares about prisoners? |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
43. Only in case of ZERO doubt. |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
49. I oppose the death penalty in all cases. |
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Jim__ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
53. I wouldn't vote for the death penalty - and so, wouldn't be allowed on the jury. |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #53 |
58. Really? I don't see that correlation at all. |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #58 |
97. The correlation is this: A person committing a heinous crime such as rape |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #97 |
99. Unlikely. Many states have no DP. Other have defacto no DP (been decades since last execution) |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #97 |
108. A person committing a heinous crime is also more likely to commit heinous crimes against inmates and |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #108 |
111. So your argument is that they should be killed preemptively before they have an opportunity |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:28 PM Response to Reply #111 |
114. So by your argument they are placed in confinement preemptively before they have an oppertunity |
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calendargirl (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #53 |
66. Really? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
55. No. Even if I felt someone "deserved" to die,it is too easily misused against too many. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #55 |
118. What if other less violent prisoners have to "pay for" that choice also? n/t |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #118 |
130. He sounds like the type that would be isolated, not put with non-violent offenders. |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
62. I am against the death penalty. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
63. I'm Glad I Oppose The Death Penalty, A Priori , |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 11:02 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. You echo my sentiments regarding this case perfectly. nt |
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Hangingon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
69. In this case I could do it. |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
75. Would happily vote for death penalty |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
77. It's always sad that the victims of the crimes did not get a jury deciding |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
78. I think their actions forfeit their right to continue drawing breath. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
83. Why relieve him of his punishment? |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:01 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. These men are almost certainly sociopaths. They only pain they will feel in prison is |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:04 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Opinions differ. n/t |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #87 |
92. Clearly. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
88. Fuck those animals. |
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AndrewP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
94. Yes I could |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
105. I get dismissed from jury when asked about the death penalty |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #105 |
117. Would that apply to kidnapping and confinement? |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:24 PM Response to Reply #117 |
131. Your logic escapes me |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
107. They are dead already no matter what the sentence. |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:29 PM Response to Reply #107 |
115. A sane post |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
116. Hang 'em. |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
119. Buh-bye. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
121. This is a tough one....I want to be completely against the death penalty |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
123. I think all we need to do is abolish "suicide watch" for those |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
124. I likely would not be selected for the jury, as I am ideologically opposed to the DP, |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
127. This was a horrific crime. It's getting lots of coverage on NECN (NE Cable News). |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
128. I'm against the death penalty. But it's no secret that we have the death penalty in the US. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
129. I'd vote in favor of the death penalty for him |
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activa8tr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 06:20 AM Response to Original message |
137. America is a nation of killers, and has raised people and mis-educated people to ... |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
139. No, I could not. I will not become the killer. |
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zinnisking (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
142. I could vote y. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
143. I would vote No |
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