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Uncle Joe

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20. I don't believe individuals should have the right to murder or commit voluntary manslaughter.

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 05:32 PM

Feb 2013

The same holds true for the state, for that matter the state with all its' knowledge, experience and resources should have a higher threshold of conscious awareness and responsibility.

Some people may deserve to be executed, but no doubt innocent people will be and have been executed as well, you can't have one without the other and one innocent person executed is one too many.

Thanks for the thread, WillyT.

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Curious About Current Events... Are You... FOR Or AGAINST The Death Penalty ??? [View all] WillyT Feb 2013 OP

Firmly against. nt bayareamike Feb 2013 #1

Nay. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #2

Too much chance for error ( not to mention it seems... Evil) Shrike47 Feb 2013 #3

I'm for access in favor of any incarcerated person Loudly Feb 2013 #4

I've never been shy about my support of capital punishment. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #5

without trial, even if it can't be demonstrated that they were sane? MNBrewer Feb 2013 #7

Who said without trial? MrSlayer Feb 2013 #8

Sorry, should have said FAIR trial MNBrewer Feb 2013 #9

What's not fair about presenting the facts? MrSlayer Feb 2013 #11

Present the facts and shoot them in the face MNBrewer Feb 2013 #18

Some trials should go that fast. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #21

Over 300 death row inmates have now been released.. Permanut Feb 2013 #6

I have no problem with ideological concept that djg21 Feb 2013 #10

Depends... one_voice Feb 2013 #12

Against. Other than the more common reasons, it seems that many of these killers will suffer much libdem4life Feb 2013 #13

Same as always. Against. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #14

Against - killing people in cages is about revenge. -eom Justitia Feb 2013 #15

Always against. I'm especially against the death penalty without due process. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #16

Trial, no trial, guilty or innocent, I am AGAINST the death penalty. eom Th1onein Feb 2013 #17

100% against. Apophis Feb 2013 #19

I don't believe individuals should have the right to murder or commit voluntary manslaughter. Uncle Joe Feb 2013 #20

against mnmoderatedem Feb 2013 #22