Lee Rigby's murderers are the exact type of people that should not be given the death sentence. Their stated aim was to become martyrs. By killing them, we would be giving them exactly what they want.
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Lee Rigby's murderers are the exact type of people that should not be given the death sentence. Their stated aim was to become martyrs. By killing them, we would be giving them exactly what they want.
No.
I'm against the death penalty for that very reason. I was just responding to a couple of points I didn't agree with, that's all.
martyn20
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It's alright, it was confusing. I was disagreeing with people that are anti death penalty, even though I'm anti it too. But not because killing is bad.Sorry it was very late, I did not check the content
Del Fenner
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martyn20 said:
So, given that one man's "terrorist" is another's "freedom fighter", who gets to decide who is a terrorist? Bearing in mind that by the current government's criteria, George Orwell was a terrorist due to his involvement in the Spanish Civil War.
Footsoldier
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Eye for an eye. If everyone behaved themselves then you'd not need these methods of executions.
martyn20
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And lets not get started with the Sinn Fein boys!
Del Fenner
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Plus half of the Israeli cabinet.
martyn20
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Amen to that..............sorry did I say that outloud?
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The sinn fein ' boys ' ??
martyn20
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The Sinn Fein politicians who may not be around today to hold high governement positions if it was the policy of the UK to put to death terrorists
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I know who you meant, I was questioning your frivolous description of them as ' boys '
Raleigh Chopper
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All I know about the death penalty is that if Ian Huntley had carried out the same crime to my little girl and was 100% proved guilty and the choice is life with all the ridiculous rights that go with it or watching him fry, then I would more than happily throw the switch.
He must sit in the chair for 1 hour thinking about what he has done, what is now going to happen to him and possibly where he is going to end up.
The wet sponge is an optional extra.
He must sit in the chair for 1 hour thinking about what he has done, what is now going to happen to him and possibly where he is going to end up.
The wet sponge is an optional extra.
martyn20
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I was trying to avoid having to write my second post as it was far more blunt and this is a football forum, thought people would understand what I meant by 'boys' in the context of a discussion about terrorists. I do not class them as 'men' personally!
martyn20
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And child killers who were found guilty but then acquitted later, what is 100% guilty, confessions have been false, tests have been wrong and altered.
You'd stop short of Scaphism then.
symyjym
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I would certainly disagree with you that death it is instant.
Christopher Reeve was internally decapitated when he had his accident with his skull separating from his spinal column. The only difference from total decapitation is that there is still blood flow to the brain.
So the question is how long can your brain survive without being oxygenated?
Perfidious Albion
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Count me as one in favour of the death penalty for the worst kinds of murder. However, the burden of proof has to be higher than for a prison sentence - although if an injustice should occur that is a different argument and the fault of the court system, not the sentence. It is equally unjust to lock someone away for 25 years if he did not do the crime
The U S A has a problem with lethal injections at the moment. I would favour hanging rather than the chair
The U S A has a problem with lethal injections at the moment. I would favour hanging rather than the chair
Raleigh Chopper
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This of course may happen but it is rare these days with DNA etc. The murderer must be guilty just like Huntley, enough time spent in prison for appeals and cast iron proof. Then if there is no doubt, throw the switch.
If my scenario happened to you, would you do the same as me?