Nope. For the simple reason that it is torture.
Inmates on America's Death Row endure years of mental torture, as they never know which day is their last.
I agree with this as well. It is one of the reasons why I am opposed to the death penalty.
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Nope. For the simple reason that it is torture.
Inmates on America's Death Row endure years of mental torture, as they never know which day is their last.
I'm guessing most USBM Republicans would. When you scream out "let him die", does it really matter how? Besides people who applaud executions probably find it entertaining.
Republicans Cheer Texas Death Penalty at GOP Debate - YouTube
I don't recall ever screaming that out.
In fact I never said those words ever.
I'm willing to bet a few million republicans never said those words either.
We do know one person said it and maybe it was more then one.
Noomi, the last time French courts sentenced a man to death by guillotine was in 1977. His name was Hamida Djandoubi.
I am truly shocked to hear that. I had no idea death by guillotine was so recent!
Noomi, the last time French courts sentenced a man to death by guillotine was in 1977. His name was Hamida Djandoubi.
I am truly shocked to hear that. I had no idea death by guillotine was so recent!
I've always thought that, as long as everything is properly functional and maintained, the guillotine seems like a fairly merciful form of execution, comparatively speaking. More gruesome for those watching, but likely more of a fast and painless death than other traditional execution methods such as hanging, electrocution or firing squad.
On paper crucifiction is arguably one the most agonising way to die. You have nails driven through you wrists and ankles, and you're left at the mercy of gravity and carrion birds... that will converge on you while you're still alive.
Personally speaking, I'm generally against the death penalty, as I think spending the rest of your days in the confines of a Supermax is a fitting means of mental torture. But having said that, there are some crimes that demand the ultimate of restitutions, such as the rape of a minor or mass murder - such as unloading a gun in a packed classroom.
Would you support the idea of a convicted pedophile being lead from the courtroom to a place of execution where they're literally nailed to a cross and left to die?
If you disagree, could you live in a society/country that resurrected and used one of the Romans' most enduring legacies?
On paper crucifiction is arguably one the most agonising way to die. You have nails driven through you wrists and ankles, and you're left at the mercy of gravity and carrion birds... that will converge on you while you're still alive.
Personally speaking, I'm generally against the death penalty, as I think spending the rest of your days in the confines of a Supermax is a fitting means of mental torture. But having said that, there are some crimes that demand the ultimate of restitutions, such as the rape of a minor or mass murder - such as unloading a gun in a packed classroom.
Would you support the idea of a convicted pedophile being lead from the courtroom to a place of execution where they're literally nailed to a cross and left to die?
If you disagree, could you live in a society/country that resurrected and used one of the Romans' most enduring legacies?
The Jews supported Jesus being crucified.
this occurred for the higher purpose of ending all sacrifice,
and breaking the cycle of retribution for all humanity.
On paper crucifiction is arguably one the most agonising way to die. You have nails driven through you wrists and ankles, and you're left at the mercy of gravity and carrion birds... that will converge on you while you're still alive.
Personally speaking, I'm generally against the death penalty, as I think spending the rest of your days in the confines of a Supermax is a fitting means of mental torture. But having said that, there are some crimes that demand the ultimate of restitutions, such as the rape of a minor or mass murder - such as unloading a gun in a packed classroom.
Would you support the idea of a convicted pedophile being lead from the courtroom to a place of execution where they're literally nailed to a cross and left to die?
If you disagree, could you live in a society/country that resurrected and used one of the Romans' most enduring legacies?
Actually, there is a much worse way to die. It is called skewering or impalement. They sharpen a long stick that is about two inches in diameter and maybe twenty feet long. They sink the butt of the stick five feet or so into the ground. They then take the victim, tie him to a rope and lower him onto the sharpened end of the stick so that the point of the stick enters his body somewhere around his genital organs. They then pull him downward, causing the stick to force its way up, into his intestinal area and further, into the mid-thoracic part of his body. Then they just leave him there to die. I understand it can take up to three days or so. How about that one?
Question: Are you a liberal or a conservative? The reason I ask - in almost 10 years of participation in Internet message boards such as this, I have never seen a liberal suggest something like this. It's always a conservative.
I wonder why that is?
We are a civilized country, last time I looked. There is an understandable and natural desire to punish someone who commits a particularly horrible crime, such as those you describe in your post here. But civilized societies do not give in to those types of desires.
The Jews supported Jesus being crucified.
this occurred for the higher purpose of ending all sacrifice,
and breaking the cycle of retribution for all humanity.
emilynghiem,
That is not why the Jews had Jesus crucified.
They rejected Him and His message and they hated Him.
Sherri
Question: Are you a liberal or a conservative? The reason I ask - in almost 10 years of participation in Internet message boards such as this, I have never seen a liberal suggest something like this. It's always a conservative.
I wonder why that is?
We are a civilized country, last time I looked. There is an understandable and natural desire to punish someone who commits a particularly horrible crime, such as those you describe in your post here. But civilized societies do not give in to those types of desires.
In light of barbaric practices the US has embraced, I really question this concept you throw out, that the US is a civilized country.
Sherri
In light of barbaric practices the US has embraced, I really question this concept you throw out, that the US is a civilized country.
Sherri
The US is civilized in giving people and states freedom to make these decisions democratically.
Just because the choice of abortion or execution is legal on the books, doesn't mean you are required to have them. You can choose not to use them, and especially choose prevention so you don't ever have to use them, which is the ideal. We have the freedom to pursue and establish a society free of these things WITHOUT relying on govt to ban it for us.
We have the freedom to work on preventing rape, sexual abuse, murder, etc. so that the day we don't have abortions or executions, the reason will be that we changed things by free will to prevent the causes of why these things are happening. Not because the govt banned them, but because we chose to correct the root problems freely ourselves, by the free exercise of our personal beliefs, which our civil laws protect under the first and fourteenth amendment.