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cutuphalfdead wrote:Yeah, we really should streamline the process and not spend all this money on appeals. I mean, it's not like we've ever killed the wrong guy.
There is absolutely no reason it should cost more to execute someone than it does to house and feed someone for life, even if they had a million appeals. But then again: government.
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BurtReynolds wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:Yeah, we really should streamline the process and not spend all this money on appeals. I mean, it's not like we've ever killed the wrong guy.
There is absolutely no reason it should cost more to execute someone than it does to house and feed someone for life, even if they had a million appeals. But then again: government.
Even if you're right this argument is just noise. I'd rather let everyone worthy of execution rot in jail for the rest of their life instead of being killed instead of letting one innocent person face execution who didn't deserve it.
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:Yeah, we really should streamline the process and not spend all this money on appeals. I mean, it's not like we've ever killed the wrong guy.
There is absolutely no reason it should cost more to execute someone than it does to house and feed someone for life, even if they had a million appeals. But then again: government.
Even if you're right this argument is just noise. I'd rather let everyone worthy of execution rot in jail for the rest of their life instead of being killed instead of letting one innocent person face execution who didn't deserve it.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:I don't have any moral problem with killing murderers and such, its just that our justice system has proven itself to be too flawed to handle the responsibility. They execute innocent people all the time.
No doubt. But that's why I picked Roof as a conversation topic, because it seems apparent that he is guilty.
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I've kinda always thought life in prison would be worse than death, so either way is good. Unless we bring back drawing and quartering.
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BurtReynolds wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:Yeah, we really should streamline the process and not spend all this money on appeals. I mean, it's not like we've ever killed the wrong guy.
There is absolutely no reason it should cost more to execute someone than it does to house and feed someone for life, even if they had a million appeals. But then again: government.
It takes an astonishing amount of time to get through all the appeals and shit. Someone spending 15-20 years on death row should be completely unacceptable.
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:Yeah, we really should streamline the process and not spend all this money on appeals. I mean, it's not like we've ever killed the wrong guy.
There is absolutely no reason it should cost more to execute someone than it does to house and feed someone for life, even if they had a million appeals. But then again: government.
Even if you're right this argument is just noise. I'd rather let everyone worthy of execution rot in jail for the rest of their life instead of being killed instead of letting one innocent person face execution who didn't deserve it.
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cutuphalfdead wrote:to me there really doesn't even need to be much of a discussion, either you're ok with executing people who have committed no crime or you're not
This is the exact thing prolife advocates argue.
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wease wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:to me there really doesn't even need to be much of a discussion, either you're ok with executing people who have committed no crime or you're not
This is the exact thing prolife advocates argue.
Yeah but I draw the line at birth.
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
wease wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:to me there really doesn't even need to be much of a discussion, either you're ok with executing people who have committed no crime or you're not
This is the exact thing prolife advocates argue.
Yeah but I draw the line at birth.
Trust me: when you have kids, you'll push that line to 6 months.
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wease wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:to me there really doesn't even need to be much of a discussion, either you're ok with executing people who have committed no crime or you're not
This is the exact thing prolife advocates argue.
I can't get behind such an absolutist way of looking at this issue.
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Impressive video of the fireworks exploding near Mexico City, kinda wish it happened at night though.
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I can't believe the First Amendment Defense Act is something that is actually being taken seriously. America is officially ridiculous.
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tragabigzanda wrote:I can't imagine that will pass. It's co-sponsored by a Senator from UT an ID; those places tend to be on the relative fringes of mainstream democracy, regardless of party affiliation. Though I could see it gaining some traction if Trump puts an ultra-conservative judge on the Supreme Court.
That isn't really an "if"
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Elephants, giraffes, rhinos, all the big cats and most other large predators; we're just killing off everything aren't we?

Cheetah headed to extinction with just 7,100 left, wildlife experts warn

LONDON (Reuters) - The world's fastest land animal, the cheetah, is in danger of extinction because it is running out of space, research led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has found.

After a sharp decline in numbers there are now just 7,100 cheetahs in the wild, or 9 percent of the historic range, the ZSL, Wildlife Conservation Society and Panthera study found.
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Yes, this is real: Michigan just banned banning plastic bags
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God I hate Michigan.
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