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| Postulate | Nov 8 2007, 02:32 AM Post #16 |
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Too far? It's legal to kill developing fetuses. Someone stop the onslaught of human rights, before it becomes illegal to destroy unborn children! It's too slippery of a slope to brave! |
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| Sobriquet. | Nov 8 2007, 12:22 PM Post #17 |
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robbers and cowards
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As mentioned before, human rights is a good thing. But the Human Rights act is a joke, as far as I can see it only helps criminals. |
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| IbanXCorp | Nov 8 2007, 01:16 PM Post #18 |
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*facepalm* Another discussion. Unrelated. Completely unwanted comment. Better choice: "Too far? There is barely any punishment for horribly cruel treatment of Animals. (E.G. at the max, 10 years for torture and murder of 10 dogs)" I don't think people should have any rights. Go totalitarianism. Woohoo. People are too stupid to act independently. |
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| Bry | Nov 8 2007, 02:18 PM Post #19 |
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caяp diєм
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I really need to hire you to write my papers for school xD I agree BTW, but I also think that capital punishment is something that can be used in certain situations. If somebody has been proven to be a threat to society, or more importantly, openly admit to committing murder, I think the death penalty is viable. I don't think it is fair for society to be financing the life of somebody who has stolen the life of another person. I doubt the family of a murder victim would enjoy knowing that any portion of the taxes they pay are feeding the killer who took that person from them ![]() But ultimately, the matter of capital punishment is completely situational; and therefore often misunderstood and impossible to debate XD |
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| Postulate | Nov 8 2007, 08:30 PM Post #20 |
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I'm sorry you feel that way. =) But as far as I know, the right to life is unalienable. Therefore it has everything to do with human rights. You cannot expect rights in general to be going "too far" when our unalienable ones are not protected.
*facepalm* This is not an animal rights topic. Totally unrelated and unwanted comment. |
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| OcelotJay-ZNR | Nov 8 2007, 10:53 PM Post #21 |
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I am kitteh, hear me purr. =(^_^)=
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If you have the cash, I'm willing. ![]()
I can see your point. I do find capital punishment hard to swallow but I can't deny I understand the logic because it does raise an important question: what do we do with someone who has been deemed too dangerous to live in society? Currently our options are either to imprison them for life, which does indeed cost us, or to execute them, which also costs money but is one-time. I guess because I disagree with taking life I find it difficult to justify it, and I'm not a believer in "an eye for an eye" simply because it can spiral out of control and spill into other parts of life. I'm still trying to hunt down some proper statistics to get a better picture. I've only been able to find "violent crime" statistics, nothing that indicates just how many are murderers and rapists sentenced to life or long-term imprisonment. Of course I think prisons are an area where human rights has gone too far; I'm all for humane prisons but some prisons afford prisoners certain luxuries to pass the time which is an absurd notion. This is why I think prisons need to be used more efficiently and not just as a place to harbour anyone who has committed a crime.
Mmm, depends. As much as I can understand a family feeling that way I don't think the justice system can afford to kowtow to heated emotions; that's not what justice is about (or not what I think at least, I suppose opinions vary). It shouldn't set out to satisfy a lust for revenge but to dispense a fitting punishment for the crime committed in accordance with existing laws without overstepping the boundary and cursing society into being no better than its criminals. I suppose one can argue execution is fitting for murder and I do find it difficult to refute that particular idea but as I mentioned, I'm not in favour of an eye for an eye. |
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