posted July 23, 1999 06:56 PM
I appose the death pently, because, hell, what if it is me! Of course, the movie Dead Man Walking changed my attitude from pro to con.
US justice system infallable?! As infallable as the twelve humans serving jury duty. I have been starting to think that if the courts didn't make money of of criminals, a lot of them wouldn't be returned to the streets. But that's something different all together.
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posted July 24, 1999 02:17 AM
I don't trust a court in which every simpleton can do jury duty. I don't trust juries anyway, I'm glad we don't have them.
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posted July 24, 1999 02:18 AM
And now, let's have fun instead of moaning :]
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posted July 24, 1999 09:05 AM
Is anyone else Pro as to the Death Penalty????????? I feel like an outsider.
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I'm not in favor of the death penalty for cases based on circumstantial evidence.
However, sometimes guilt is bloody frickin' OBVIOUS, and that's when it should be used.
When the jury convicts a guy who was found standing over the corpse, bloody knife in hand, grinning and muttering "kill...kill...kill..." I don't think you can chalk that up to fallibility.
Of course, by extension of the "flawed jury" belief, we might as well assume ALL juries are fallible, and let EVERYONE they convict go.
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posted July 25, 1999 03:38 AM
Okay. As much as I despise you pro people, and as much as I like to have a good argument, I said, no more death penalty talk. Start your own thread, or this one will be closed.
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posted July 30, 1999 11:20 AM
I apologize, RW.
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