I certainly wouldn't execute Salman Rushdie or Nigerian adulteresses but there are some who I would be willing to dispatch.
Depends. If I was a devout muselim I'd probably fatwah his a$$. Similarly if I wrote a book damning the bible and all its lies I'm sure the whole of the midwest would want me dead. As for the cheating wife. Doesn't deserve death sure but those backwards countries have no concept of the sexual revolution. She knew the laws she lived under and should've been more careful. I mean, would you cheat on your wife if you were going to be stoned to death?? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/stupid.gif" alt="" /> Basically, don't piss off entire groups of people.
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We had a case locally of two people, a man and a woman, who sytematically kidnapped young girls and tortured and sexually abused them. When the thrill wore off they'd kill them, dump the body, and kidnap a fresh one.
I wouldn't just kill them. I'd slowly torture them to death. Maybe the death of a 'thousand cuts', with occasional salt rubs. Or smear their genitals with meat sauce and unleash the jack russel. There was a case in the UK like this. A guy and his wife had been kidnapping young girls for years, torturing, killing them and burying them under the patio. Anyway, their case stretched on for years. I'd have shot them as soon as their guilt was obvious. Unbelieveable. I guess this is one situation where I'm not remotely liberal. The lives of scumbags are valued far too highly in society. Ask yourselves this, which is better? Have the guy with the better/more expensive lawyer get off or line all the lawyers up against a wall and blow 'em away. Actually getting on with justice. So a few innocents slip through the noose. Meh, thousands of guily go free every day. What would you prefer?
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We have a society that sends young men and women off to kill each other as part of the international dispute settling mechanism
Bollocks, they signed up, they know what they're doing, they know the risks. If there was still a conscription then I would feel some sympathy. Not much, but some. For me, prison would be a far better alternative than military service. If I was to be shot or serve for 2 years that would make me think about it. Not much though, I'd rather have a clean execution than a messy one.
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We are also legally comfortable with abortion - which some see as the murder of innocent life.
Indeed. I have no real standpoint on this. I wish it didn't have to be done but sometimes I think its neccessary. Out of sight, out of mind... I go pro-abortion just to annoy christians most of the time.
Kris: The use if 'teh' deliberately is the thing that drives me beyond nuts. If its a fair mistake then I may forgive you... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
" Road rage, air rage. Why should I be forced to divide my rage into seperate categories? To me, it's just one big, all-around, everyday rage. I don't have time for distinctions. I'm too busy screaming at people. " -George Carlin
