Is Capital Punishment ever justified?

Discussion in 'Politics' started by hapaboy, Mar 12, 2003.

Is Capital Punishment Ever Justified?

  1. Yes

    39 vote(s)
    354.5%
  2. No

    21 vote(s)
    190.9%
  1. how about capital punishment for blatant traitors ? people that give aid and comfort to the enemy, even going as far as aiding Sadam's propaganda effort ?
     
    #151     Apr 22, 2003
  2. msfe

    msfe

    Death Penalty

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    In 2001, Amnesty International (AI) reported that 3048 prisoners were known to have been executed in 31 countries and 5265 were sentenced to death in 69 countries. AI says the true figures are almost certainly higher. The AI figures included at least 2468 executions in China, 139 in Iran, 79 in Saudi Arabia and 66 in the United States:

    these four countries accounted for 90% of all executions recorded by AI world-wide in 2001.

    http://www.coe.int/T/e/Communication_and_Research/Press/Topics/Penalty.asp


    Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty

    http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/WhatYouWant.asp?NT=114
     
    #152     Apr 22, 2003
  3. ElCubano

    ElCubano



    The key word here being KNOWN......My opinion is that there are Countries that execute way more than the ones you have posted above...you see stats are just like anything else, easily manipulated......
     
    #153     Apr 22, 2003
  4. Seriously, let's take up a collection to help in this effort. Considering hapaboy's disability, all donations will be tax deductible.

    We could scale up from his current model by beginning with a donor brain from an iguana.:D
     
    #154     Apr 22, 2003
  5. ElCubano

    ElCubano

    The question is ...will it fit??? Will it be an overload?? his stubbornness indicates there must be little room up there to work with...Maybe we should start him out with a smaller brain dgab....

    :D :D :D :D
     
    #155     Apr 22, 2003
  6. The older I get, the more I am against the death penalty. Used to be for it.

    As metooxx said, you can't bring back dead people when you're wrong.

    ROCK
     
    #156     Apr 22, 2003
  7. ROFL!

    dGAB, YA DID IT AGAIN! Took me off Ignore for what, the 87th time now?!? Ha-ha! How many times must we go through this?!?

    HOW MANY TIMES MUST I FLUSH TO BE RID OF YOU?!?

    Your word is as good as Kim Jong Il's! :D
     
    #157     Apr 22, 2003
  8. Hey Cubano, you post the above, yet when talking about Scott Petersen you write this:

    Make up your mind or get some schizophrenia therapy! :D
     
    #158     Apr 22, 2003
  9. ElCubano

    ElCubano

    If he is guilty i should have said........:D
    But I nontheless I think we should start you off with the brain of a lizard...we dont want to overload your nervous system with an iguana brain..........:D

    hey I just read my post and it said" if he did kill his wife and unborn child"...so whats ur point
     
    #159     Apr 22, 2003
  10. Reptile brain donations aside, my point is I thought you were against capital punishment. I just replied on another thread where you said you're "an eye for an eye type of guy" so I posted that I stand corrected. Perdoneme.

    So what's up with this lizard brain crap? Better watch your ass or I'll sick quickTrader on you! :D
     
    #160     Apr 22, 2003