Darwin and murder

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Firstly, there was no comparison and obviously there never would be.

The point was where do you draw the line? What crimes would merit a capital or amputative punishment, and what mitigations would excuse it? What would the burden of proof be? If it were to be made a valid deterrent, the punishment would have to be seen to be done, but would this mean corners having to be cut in the inevitably lengthy appeals processes.. would we be faced with a "todger's death row" akin to DR in the states where people die of old age before they can be put to death?

What I'm saying is, it's all very well having these fundamental punishments, but if you want to make them work in the real world, maybe the mask has to slip a little, and is that something we really want?

The next injustice could be you, or me...

Please pardon me, I meant no slight, you have cleared MY misunderstanding up. The line is the difficult point, which is why no politician addresses it, its easy to skate round because society - or those that view the honour of voting as an honour avoid also. It is the nasty end of humanity, queeny hands out the medals, some unfortunate soul gets to look a condemned man in the eyes and pull the bag over his head. I agree, the americans have it wrong (on the grandest scale possible - tookie williams!) but surely in the most extreme cases possible the rabid dog, the malignant cancer has to be put down/finished off. By not condemning the evil society condemns the prey the evil gets its claws on when released.

I dont like that criminality can lead to what is effectively a lottery win, I am disgusted by the apathy of the selfish.

something has to change.

 

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Please pardon me, I meant no slight, you have cleared MY misunderstanding up. The line is the difficult point, which is why no politician addresses it, its easy to skate round because society - or those that view the honour of voting as an honour avoid also. It is the nasty end of humanity, queeny hands out the medals, some unfortunate soul gets to look a condemned man in the eyes and pull the bag over his head. I agree, the americans have it wrong (on the grandest scale possible - tookie williams!) but surely in the most extreme cases possible the rabid dog, the malignant cancer has to be put down/finished off. By not condemning the evil society condemns the prey the evil gets its claws on when released.

I dont like that criminality can lead to what is effectively a lottery win, I am disgusted by the apathy of the selfish.

something has to change.

don't get me wrong, I very much doubt that anybody would really miss half of Broadmoor for starters, but the practicalities and sad realities would kill it before it got off the ground

 

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don't get me wrong, I very much doubt that anybody would really miss half of Broadmoor for starters, but the practicalities and sad realities would kill it before it got off the ground

And is that not the sad case that instead of condemning the criminally insane, via proxy, condemns innocents like sarah payne?