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NewSunshine
Profile Joined July 2011
United States5938 Posts
November 28 2020 16:16 GMT
#57261
On November 28 2020 20:41 Gorsameth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2020 20:35 schaf wrote:
The Trump administration expanded the rules for capital punishment, a rule that will take effect in 30 days and will thus stand for about a month until Biden takes over.

As someone who is against the death penalty I personally find this disgusting, it's playing games with people's lives if it has any effect at all. Just to score brownie points.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/federal-execution-new-rule-firing-squads/index.html
Electrocution and firing squads...

I suspect this to be challenge in the courts immediately and help up until Trump is out of office.
I am not in favour of the death penalty but atleast the lethal injection, if done properly, is 'humane'.


What I've heard about lethal injection suggests that it too is a horrifying experience, basically paralyzing you while it goes to work slowly shutting your body down, all while actually being incredibly painful. It makes a great case to be against the death penalty all-around.
"If you find yourself feeling lost, take pride in the accuracy of your feelings." - Night Vale
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24768 Posts
November 28 2020 16:21 GMT
#57262
On November 29 2020 01:16 NewSunshine wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2020 20:41 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:35 schaf wrote:
The Trump administration expanded the rules for capital punishment, a rule that will take effect in 30 days and will thus stand for about a month until Biden takes over.

As someone who is against the death penalty I personally find this disgusting, it's playing games with people's lives if it has any effect at all. Just to score brownie points.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/federal-execution-new-rule-firing-squads/index.html
Electrocution and firing squads...

I suspect this to be challenge in the courts immediately and help up until Trump is out of office.
I am not in favour of the death penalty but atleast the lethal injection, if done properly, is 'humane'.


What I've heard about lethal injection suggests that it too is a horrifying experience, basically paralyzing you while it goes to work slowly shutting your body down, all while actually being incredibly painful. It makes a great case to be against the death penalty all-around.

By this description firing squad might actually be more humane than lethal injection. I wonder why the lethal injection doesn't start with general anesthesia that just puts you to sleep, followed by the other stuff... Either way, given how quickly death penalty stuff seems to move, I expect Biden will undo anything that needs undoing before it is needed.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Gorsameth
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands22239 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-28 16:38:08
November 28 2020 16:34 GMT
#57263
On November 29 2020 01:16 NewSunshine wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2020 20:41 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:35 schaf wrote:
The Trump administration expanded the rules for capital punishment, a rule that will take effect in 30 days and will thus stand for about a month until Biden takes over.

As someone who is against the death penalty I personally find this disgusting, it's playing games with people's lives if it has any effect at all. Just to score brownie points.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/federal-execution-new-rule-firing-squads/index.html
Electrocution and firing squads...

I suspect this to be challenge in the courts immediately and help up until Trump is out of office.
I am not in favour of the death penalty but atleast the lethal injection, if done properly, is 'humane'.


What I've heard about lethal injection suggests that it too is a horrifying experience, basically paralyzing you while it goes to work slowly shutting your body down, all while actually being incredibly painful. It makes a great case to be against the death penalty all-around.
Hence the 'done properly' because if your going to kill someone there is no reason not to include a general anaesthetic.
I do believe modern medicine has advanced to the point where we can kill someone quietly in their sleep if we want to. (again, I would prefer it we don't. I am against the death penalty, but if a country is going to do it they should do it as humanely as possible)

The fact that there is no check to see if a prison is still awake or not before they are killed is just yet another utter failure of the US system.

On November 29 2020 01:21 micronesia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2020 01:16 NewSunshine wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:41 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:35 schaf wrote:
The Trump administration expanded the rules for capital punishment, a rule that will take effect in 30 days and will thus stand for about a month until Biden takes over.

As someone who is against the death penalty I personally find this disgusting, it's playing games with people's lives if it has any effect at all. Just to score brownie points.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/federal-execution-new-rule-firing-squads/index.html
Electrocution and firing squads...

I suspect this to be challenge in the courts immediately and help up until Trump is out of office.
I am not in favour of the death penalty but atleast the lethal injection, if done properly, is 'humane'.


What I've heard about lethal injection suggests that it too is a horrifying experience, basically paralyzing you while it goes to work slowly shutting your body down, all while actually being incredibly painful. It makes a great case to be against the death penalty all-around.

By this description firing squad might actually be more humane than lethal injection. I wonder why the lethal injection doesn't start with general anesthesia that just puts you to sleep, followed by the other stuff... Either way, given how quickly death penalty stuff seems to move, I expect Biden will undo anything that needs undoing before it is needed.
Its supposed to but as always the US penal system is incompetent. Doses to low and triggered remotely with no checks to see if it works means that apparently, according to post mortem checks, most killed by lethal injection have low enough concentrations that a doctor wouldn't be allowed to perform surgery on them.
It ignores such insignificant forces as time, entropy, and death
Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11804 Posts
November 28 2020 16:36 GMT
#57264
On November 29 2020 01:21 micronesia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2020 01:16 NewSunshine wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:41 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:35 schaf wrote:
The Trump administration expanded the rules for capital punishment, a rule that will take effect in 30 days and will thus stand for about a month until Biden takes over.

As someone who is against the death penalty I personally find this disgusting, it's playing games with people's lives if it has any effect at all. Just to score brownie points.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/federal-execution-new-rule-firing-squads/index.html
Electrocution and firing squads...

I suspect this to be challenge in the courts immediately and help up until Trump is out of office.
I am not in favour of the death penalty but atleast the lethal injection, if done properly, is 'humane'.


What I've heard about lethal injection suggests that it too is a horrifying experience, basically paralyzing you while it goes to work slowly shutting your body down, all while actually being incredibly painful. It makes a great case to be against the death penalty all-around.

By this description firing squad might actually be more humane than lethal injection. I wonder why the lethal injection doesn't start with general anesthesia that just puts you to sleep, followed by the other stuff... Either way, given how quickly death penalty stuff seems to move, I expect Biden will undo anything that needs undoing before it is needed.


All of this stuff is really hard to judge, because the only people who could tell you are dead. I wonder if any of the modern methods of execution are actually any better than a simple guillotine.

But generally speaking, yeah, death penalty is simply stupid and pointless. It is tough on crime, vengeance style bullshit instead of actually trying to make society better. Prevention and social security systems are far better and especially more cost effective than punitive punishments, and rehabilitation is much more cost effective than vengeance.

But that doesn't feel right to the regressives, and they live in a feelings before facts world. They feel that harsher punishments should discourage criminals more, so it must be true. No amount of proof will convince them of anything else.
NrG.Bamboo
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2756 Posts
November 28 2020 16:55 GMT
#57265
On November 29 2020 01:16 NewSunshine wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2020 20:41 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:35 schaf wrote:
The Trump administration expanded the rules for capital punishment, a rule that will take effect in 30 days and will thus stand for about a month until Biden takes over.

As someone who is against the death penalty I personally find this disgusting, it's playing games with people's lives if it has any effect at all. Just to score brownie points.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/federal-execution-new-rule-firing-squads/index.html
Electrocution and firing squads...

I suspect this to be challenge in the courts immediately and help up until Trump is out of office.
I am not in favour of the death penalty but atleast the lethal injection, if done properly, is 'humane'.


What I've heard about lethal injection suggests that it too is a horrifying experience, basically paralyzing you while it goes to work slowly shutting your body down, all while actually being incredibly painful. It makes a great case to be against the death penalty all-around.

This never made any sense to me. Much like what micronesia says, what's so difficult about loading someone up with a whole lot of heroin before the potassium chloride and whatnot. Makes no sense to just use a benzo and call it good enough.
Hell, just add more heroin to the heroin.. it's not like an overdose would be a bad thing if the goal is to produce a corpse.

I know all of that sounds rather crude but I can't imagine an intentional opioid overdose to be a painful means of death, at least when compared to hopefully making them sleepy enough to not notice their heart/lungs failing. And for what it's worth I'm not pro death penalty, but hey you might as well do it right while it's in effect =/
I need to protect all your life you can enjoy the vibrant life of your battery
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43907 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-28 16:56:30
November 28 2020 16:55 GMT
#57266
On November 29 2020 01:36 Simberto wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2020 01:21 micronesia wrote:
On November 29 2020 01:16 NewSunshine wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:41 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:35 schaf wrote:
The Trump administration expanded the rules for capital punishment, a rule that will take effect in 30 days and will thus stand for about a month until Biden takes over.

As someone who is against the death penalty I personally find this disgusting, it's playing games with people's lives if it has any effect at all. Just to score brownie points.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/federal-execution-new-rule-firing-squads/index.html
Electrocution and firing squads...

I suspect this to be challenge in the courts immediately and help up until Trump is out of office.
I am not in favour of the death penalty but atleast the lethal injection, if done properly, is 'humane'.


What I've heard about lethal injection suggests that it too is a horrifying experience, basically paralyzing you while it goes to work slowly shutting your body down, all while actually being incredibly painful. It makes a great case to be against the death penalty all-around.

By this description firing squad might actually be more humane than lethal injection. I wonder why the lethal injection doesn't start with general anesthesia that just puts you to sleep, followed by the other stuff... Either way, given how quickly death penalty stuff seems to move, I expect Biden will undo anything that needs undoing before it is needed.


All of this stuff is really hard to judge, because the only people who could tell you are dead. I wonder if any of the modern methods of execution are actually any better than a simple guillotine.

But generally speaking, yeah, death penalty is simply stupid and pointless. It is tough on crime, vengeance style bullshit instead of actually trying to make society better. Prevention and social security systems are far better and especially more cost effective than punitive punishments, and rehabilitation is much more cost effective than vengeance.

But that doesn't feel right to the regressives, and they live in a feelings before facts world. They feel that harsher punishments should discourage criminals more, so it must be true. No amount of proof will convince them of anything else.

Nitrogen asphyxiation is so painless people do it accidentally. The body detects too much CO2 when it suffocates, not not enough oxygen. You can happily breathe nitrogen gas right up to the moment you black out from lack of oxygen to the brain without triggering the suffocation instinct. Happens from time to time at apple warehouses because they keep the oxygen low to stop decay.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
Artisreal
Profile Joined June 2009
Germany9235 Posts
November 28 2020 17:02 GMT
#57267
On November 29 2020 01:55 KwarK wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2020 01:36 Simberto wrote:
On November 29 2020 01:21 micronesia wrote:
On November 29 2020 01:16 NewSunshine wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:41 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:35 schaf wrote:
The Trump administration expanded the rules for capital punishment, a rule that will take effect in 30 days and will thus stand for about a month until Biden takes over.

As someone who is against the death penalty I personally find this disgusting, it's playing games with people's lives if it has any effect at all. Just to score brownie points.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/federal-execution-new-rule-firing-squads/index.html
Electrocution and firing squads...

I suspect this to be challenge in the courts immediately and help up until Trump is out of office.
I am not in favour of the death penalty but atleast the lethal injection, if done properly, is 'humane'.


What I've heard about lethal injection suggests that it too is a horrifying experience, basically paralyzing you while it goes to work slowly shutting your body down, all while actually being incredibly painful. It makes a great case to be against the death penalty all-around.

By this description firing squad might actually be more humane than lethal injection. I wonder why the lethal injection doesn't start with general anesthesia that just puts you to sleep, followed by the other stuff... Either way, given how quickly death penalty stuff seems to move, I expect Biden will undo anything that needs undoing before it is needed.


All of this stuff is really hard to judge, because the only people who could tell you are dead. I wonder if any of the modern methods of execution are actually any better than a simple guillotine.

But generally speaking, yeah, death penalty is simply stupid and pointless. It is tough on crime, vengeance style bullshit instead of actually trying to make society better. Prevention and social security systems are far better and especially more cost effective than punitive punishments, and rehabilitation is much more cost effective than vengeance.

But that doesn't feel right to the regressives, and they live in a feelings before facts world. They feel that harsher punishments should discourage criminals more, so it must be true. No amount of proof will convince them of anything else.

Nitrogen asphyxiation is so painless people do it accidentally. The body detects too much CO2 when it suffocates, not not enough oxygen. You can happily breathe nitrogen gas right up to the moment you black out from lack of oxygen to the brain without triggering the suffocation instinct. Happens from time to time at apple warehouses because they keep the oxygen low to stop decay.

An FYI for dumb city dwellers like me.
He's referring to the fruit.
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Mohdoo
Profile Joined August 2007
United States15743 Posts
November 28 2020 17:17 GMT
#57268
Retribution as a form of punishment will never be ethical or even reasonable.
JimmiC
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada22817 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-28 18:06:47
November 28 2020 18:05 GMT
#57269
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Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
12082 Posts
November 28 2020 18:24 GMT
#57270
The problem they have had with medically assisted death penalty is that most qualified to administer it also swore an oath to not do it. So you end up with average people doing it instead, messing up.

Secondly, most drugs for killing people are illegal and thus not manufactured. Limiting the selection available.

Massive Opiod overdose sounds the most reasonable, good supply, people do it by mistake all the time.
NewSunshine
Profile Joined July 2011
United States5938 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-28 19:22:20
November 28 2020 18:59 GMT
#57271
Everyone here has made solid points. It makes no sense why it can't be painless and swift, and it likewise is true that trained medical personnel will, because of a certain oath they take, often be paradoxically unable to perform the act of injection, leaving the job to amateurs. The bit about amateurs being the only ones who can do the job ends up being critical, as it turns out. John Oliver did a piece on it last year that I remembered, and it's definitely worth the 20 minutes:
+ Show Spoiler [Youtube Vid] +


This is all assuming you're even on board with the idea of "humane" capital punishment. But, of course, as most people who receive it are now dead, you'd be forgiven for not knowing how absolutely horrific the whole scene can be.
"If you find yourself feeling lost, take pride in the accuracy of your feelings." - Night Vale
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
November 28 2020 20:15 GMT
#57272
On November 29 2020 01:34 Gorsameth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2020 01:16 NewSunshine wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:41 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:35 schaf wrote:
The Trump administration expanded the rules for capital punishment, a rule that will take effect in 30 days and will thus stand for about a month until Biden takes over.

As someone who is against the death penalty I personally find this disgusting, it's playing games with people's lives if it has any effect at all. Just to score brownie points.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/federal-execution-new-rule-firing-squads/index.html
Electrocution and firing squads...

I suspect this to be challenge in the courts immediately and help up until Trump is out of office.
I am not in favour of the death penalty but atleast the lethal injection, if done properly, is 'humane'.


What I've heard about lethal injection suggests that it too is a horrifying experience, basically paralyzing you while it goes to work slowly shutting your body down, all while actually being incredibly painful. It makes a great case to be against the death penalty all-around.
Hence the 'done properly' because if your going to kill someone there is no reason not to include a general anaesthetic.
I do believe modern medicine has advanced to the point where we can kill someone quietly in their sleep if we want to. (again, I would prefer it we don't. I am against the death penalty, but if a country is going to do it they should do it as humanely as possible)

The fact that there is no check to see if a prison is still awake or not before they are killed is just yet another utter failure of the US system.

Show nested quote +
On November 29 2020 01:21 micronesia wrote:
On November 29 2020 01:16 NewSunshine wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:41 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:35 schaf wrote:
The Trump administration expanded the rules for capital punishment, a rule that will take effect in 30 days and will thus stand for about a month until Biden takes over.

As someone who is against the death penalty I personally find this disgusting, it's playing games with people's lives if it has any effect at all. Just to score brownie points.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/federal-execution-new-rule-firing-squads/index.html
Electrocution and firing squads...

I suspect this to be challenge in the courts immediately and help up until Trump is out of office.
I am not in favour of the death penalty but atleast the lethal injection, if done properly, is 'humane'.


What I've heard about lethal injection suggests that it too is a horrifying experience, basically paralyzing you while it goes to work slowly shutting your body down, all while actually being incredibly painful. It makes a great case to be against the death penalty all-around.

By this description firing squad might actually be more humane than lethal injection. I wonder why the lethal injection doesn't start with general anesthesia that just puts you to sleep, followed by the other stuff... Either way, given how quickly death penalty stuff seems to move, I expect Biden will undo anything that needs undoing before it is needed.
Its supposed to but as always the US penal system is incompetent. Doses to low and triggered remotely with no checks to see if it works means that apparently, according to post mortem checks, most killed by lethal injection have low enough concentrations that a doctor wouldn't be allowed to perform surgery on them.

There is no anesthesia, just a muscle relaxant that burns like fire going through your veins. There's no doctor present, nor have they put in place, or been asked about, the current system.
Prisonners are asking for the electric chair instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
Nevuk
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States16280 Posts
November 28 2020 20:28 GMT
#57273
On November 29 2020 05:15 Erasme wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2020 01:34 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 29 2020 01:16 NewSunshine wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:41 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:35 schaf wrote:
The Trump administration expanded the rules for capital punishment, a rule that will take effect in 30 days and will thus stand for about a month until Biden takes over.

As someone who is against the death penalty I personally find this disgusting, it's playing games with people's lives if it has any effect at all. Just to score brownie points.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/federal-execution-new-rule-firing-squads/index.html
Electrocution and firing squads...

I suspect this to be challenge in the courts immediately and help up until Trump is out of office.
I am not in favour of the death penalty but atleast the lethal injection, if done properly, is 'humane'.


What I've heard about lethal injection suggests that it too is a horrifying experience, basically paralyzing you while it goes to work slowly shutting your body down, all while actually being incredibly painful. It makes a great case to be against the death penalty all-around.
Hence the 'done properly' because if your going to kill someone there is no reason not to include a general anaesthetic.
I do believe modern medicine has advanced to the point where we can kill someone quietly in their sleep if we want to. (again, I would prefer it we don't. I am against the death penalty, but if a country is going to do it they should do it as humanely as possible)

The fact that there is no check to see if a prison is still awake or not before they are killed is just yet another utter failure of the US system.

On November 29 2020 01:21 micronesia wrote:
On November 29 2020 01:16 NewSunshine wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:41 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 28 2020 20:35 schaf wrote:
The Trump administration expanded the rules for capital punishment, a rule that will take effect in 30 days and will thus stand for about a month until Biden takes over.

As someone who is against the death penalty I personally find this disgusting, it's playing games with people's lives if it has any effect at all. Just to score brownie points.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/federal-execution-new-rule-firing-squads/index.html
Electrocution and firing squads...

I suspect this to be challenge in the courts immediately and help up until Trump is out of office.
I am not in favour of the death penalty but atleast the lethal injection, if done properly, is 'humane'.


What I've heard about lethal injection suggests that it too is a horrifying experience, basically paralyzing you while it goes to work slowly shutting your body down, all while actually being incredibly painful. It makes a great case to be against the death penalty all-around.

By this description firing squad might actually be more humane than lethal injection. I wonder why the lethal injection doesn't start with general anesthesia that just puts you to sleep, followed by the other stuff... Either way, given how quickly death penalty stuff seems to move, I expect Biden will undo anything that needs undoing before it is needed.
Its supposed to but as always the US penal system is incompetent. Doses to low and triggered remotely with no checks to see if it works means that apparently, according to post mortem checks, most killed by lethal injection have low enough concentrations that a doctor wouldn't be allowed to perform surgery on them.

There is no anesthesia, just a muscle relaxant that burns like fire going through your veins. There's no doctor present, nor have they put in place, or been asked about, the current system.
Prisonners are asking for the electric chair instead.

That's at least, in part, because the doctor's code of ethics flat out prevents them from giving advice on how to best administer the death penalty. I'm pretty sure they're not allowed to be present for it either.

Most countries won't even manufacture the drug they use for similar reasons (or at least are banned from shipping to the US).
Dan HH
Profile Joined July 2012
Romania9199 Posts
November 28 2020 21:13 GMT
#57274
Since that news is political theatre, you guys are looking at this the wrong way. You shouldn't be asking if firing squads or electrocution are more humane than lethal injection, but rather if they are more badass.
Gorsameth
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands22239 Posts
November 28 2020 22:50 GMT
#57275
On November 29 2020 06:13 Dan HH wrote:
Since that news is political theatre, you guys are looking at this the wrong way. You shouldn't be asking if firing squads or electrocution are more humane than lethal injection, but rather if they are more badass.
Well then surely we should go full Idiocracy and use monster trucks.
It ignores such insignificant forces as time, entropy, and death
Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11804 Posts
November 28 2020 23:05 GMT
#57276
On November 29 2020 07:50 Gorsameth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2020 06:13 Dan HH wrote:
Since that news is political theatre, you guys are looking at this the wrong way. You shouldn't be asking if firing squads or electrocution are more humane than lethal injection, but rather if they are more badass.
Well then surely we should go full Idiocracy and use monster trucks.


Or go North Korea, execution by anti-aircraft gun fire.
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14105 Posts
November 28 2020 23:20 GMT
#57277
I'm a proponent of the death penalty but I think the standard for the sentence and the appeal process should be extreme to the point where even in a nation of 350 Million people it shouldn't be more than 10 a year in the worst years.

But yes nitrogen gas or something painless there's no reason to make someone suffer if they're already going to die. Hanging is probably the most humane capital punishment outside of a painless gas.
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Profile Blog Joined March 2013
Netherlands30548 Posts
November 28 2020 23:21 GMT
#57278
On November 29 2020 08:05 Simberto wrote:
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On November 29 2020 07:50 Gorsameth wrote:
On November 29 2020 06:13 Dan HH wrote:
Since that news is political theatre, you guys are looking at this the wrong way. You shouldn't be asking if firing squads or electrocution are more humane than lethal injection, but rather if they are more badass.
Well then surely we should go full Idiocracy and use monster trucks.


Or go North Korea, execution by anti-aircraft gun fire.

The real american thing would be execution by supersonic baseball cannon .
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Wegandi
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2455 Posts
November 28 2020 23:42 GMT
#57279
On November 29 2020 01:08 JimmiC wrote:
What farva said. Plus I'm not a big fan of life imprisonment, certainly not in the really dumb 3 strikes context. For me it is a lesser of two evils choice and one that allows for the correction of mistakes. I don't see any societal benefit to killing someone. When was the last time someone spending life in prison got out and killed someone? I guarantee the number of times that has happened in the last 25 years is way lower than number of innocent people murdered by the legal system.

So many of the US laws and policy are not about what is best for society but rather tough talking points and making long term, repeat customers for their for profit criminal justice system, with seemingly no understanding of the costs of these decisions to their society and culture. So much time and money is spent on punishment very little is spent on prevention. If you fixed, or even improved life for all the poor, improved that gun situation, stopped the war on drugs and all the completely awful policy that is easy to see is awful if you just look pragmatically, then the death penalty would not be as big an issue.

How about you? How do you justify the morality of the death penalty being the "right" thing, given that you think it worse than life in prison? Is not final judgement supposed to be gods call? Is stripping away the opportunity for someone to be saved by the love of jesus a moral move? Is forgiveness and redemption not the two most important tenets of Jesus himself?

There is no good argument for the death penalty, it basically comes down to vengeance feels good enough that you're OK with the mistakes, that have and continue to happen. The death penalty is very anti christian/jesus, which he tried to correct with his teachings in the new testament.



There are people who cannot be rehabilitated and are a danger to society. You cannot ever let folks like Dahmer, Black Widow serial killers, etc. out of prison. Most people who have life imprisonment sentences fall in the too dangerous for society category. It would be interesting to see if you'd advocate letting someone like John Wayne Gacy walk free.

You also realize only 7% of US prisons are nominally "private" right? How do you blame such a small figure for the state of the penal code? What about the 93% of Government run prisons?
Thank you bureaucrats for all your hard work, your commitment to public service and public good is essential to the lives of so many. Also, for Pete's sake can we please get some gun control already, no need for hand guns and assault rifles for the public
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43907 Posts
November 28 2020 23:55 GMT
#57280
On November 29 2020 08:42 Wegandi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2020 01:08 JimmiC wrote:
What farva said. Plus I'm not a big fan of life imprisonment, certainly not in the really dumb 3 strikes context. For me it is a lesser of two evils choice and one that allows for the correction of mistakes. I don't see any societal benefit to killing someone. When was the last time someone spending life in prison got out and killed someone? I guarantee the number of times that has happened in the last 25 years is way lower than number of innocent people murdered by the legal system.

So many of the US laws and policy are not about what is best for society but rather tough talking points and making long term, repeat customers for their for profit criminal justice system, with seemingly no understanding of the costs of these decisions to their society and culture. So much time and money is spent on punishment very little is spent on prevention. If you fixed, or even improved life for all the poor, improved that gun situation, stopped the war on drugs and all the completely awful policy that is easy to see is awful if you just look pragmatically, then the death penalty would not be as big an issue.

How about you? How do you justify the morality of the death penalty being the "right" thing, given that you think it worse than life in prison? Is not final judgement supposed to be gods call? Is stripping away the opportunity for someone to be saved by the love of jesus a moral move? Is forgiveness and redemption not the two most important tenets of Jesus himself?

There is no good argument for the death penalty, it basically comes down to vengeance feels good enough that you're OK with the mistakes, that have and continue to happen. The death penalty is very anti christian/jesus, which he tried to correct with his teachings in the new testament.



There are people who cannot be rehabilitated and are a danger to society. You cannot ever let folks like Dahmer, Black Widow serial killers, etc. out of prison. Most people who have life imprisonment sentences fall in the too dangerous for society category. It would be interesting to see if you'd advocate letting someone like John Wayne Gacy walk free.

You also realize only 7% of US prisons are nominally "private" right? How do you blame such a small figure for the state of the penal code? What about the 93% of Government run prisons?

The government ones don't use nationalized industries to provide all of the necessary services. It's still all outsourced to the wider prison industry.
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