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Barbaric
The thumbnail looks like a set from a Victorian horror film
Not as barbaric as the murder he committed.
Fair enough, so who is getting executed for this one?
You can feel free to do the legal research and try to figure out a compelling argument for executing a government.
Well no, we didn't murder society for his murder, we murdered him. So we shouldn't murder the government, we should murder his murderer. Right?
I just hope it wasn't you that administered the lethal injection, then we'll have to murder you!
most executions are surprisingly brutal and painful. it probably was worse than being stabbed in the neck
The notions that modern executions by lethal injection are extremely painful are all conjecture. There’s no proof one way or the other. You have no idea which person suffered more, so don’t pretend you do. We know being stabbed in the neck and bleeding out is incredibly painful.
Stop pleading for sympathy for this shithead. I can get behind a ban on the death penalty, but too many people talk about it like the criminals who get executed are poor, unfortunate victims. They’re not. Most of them are assholes who ended someone else’s life. There are plenty of reasons to be against the death penalty, but the notion that cold-blooded murderers don’t deserve death is not one of them.
They're still human beings and some non-zero percentage of executions are due to wrongful convictions. So, how can you be certain this person was a "shithead" deserving of a prolonged, if not painful, death?
No judgment is 100% certain and I don’t know the details of this case, but I’m also not in favor of the death penalty for this very reason. However, I do get sick of hearing other people claim those executed by the state don’t deserve their executions, because those people don’t know either. In my opinion, from a moral perspective, if you did commit premeditated murder, I do not think you should be allowed to live. So, for me, the problem with the death penalty is that our human justice systems can’t achieve enough certainty to be doling out punishments we can’t take back or ameliorate, but that’s not to say some of if not likely the majority of those who receive death sentences don’t deserve them.
"I don't know the specifics, but this guy absolutely deserved a painful death. Stop defending him and acting like he deserved to live!"
Now I'm waiting for the ones who don't like the death penalty because it's not cruel enough to chime in.
Oh, they're over on reddit. That place is a cesspool when it comes to posts like this one.
While I’m sure such people exist, I wouldn’t hold your breath waiting for them here.
The dark ages called, they want to know if you're going to be home for dinner.
You're that person in your friend group who thinks they're really funny, but just tells mediocre jokes that a dime-store joke book features, right?
You're that person who everyone hates and want nothing to do with, who sits at home stewing and planning to shoot up a mall to prove them wrong, right?
By why stoop to that level?
I’m not saying we should. I just get irked when people gripe about the death penalty without acknowledging that a lot of the people who receive it deserve it.
Wow what an insightful, well-researched reason.
Good thing that’s not at all how a trial works, genius.