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2007-06-27 , 19:00
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Originally Posted by barry99705 View Post
Last time I checked, every form of execution is irreversible. That's the point. I'm not saying kill everyone, but like the movie said, "Some people just need killin" ie, murderers, rapists, that sort of thing. The whole court system is screwed up. I can go to prison for a longer time if I pirate a dvd than if I kill someone. If I'm rich enough, and I do the same, I'd probably just get house arrest.
If you screw up, you can't fix it. We know innocents have been released from death row (often with an unbelievable pride-driven fight from prosecutors), especially here in Texas. They were placed there wrongly. Kill them, and there's no way to correct that unacceptable mistake. Put them away for life, and while you can't give them back lost years, the State can (and occasionally does) find a way to compensate them.

Since we know wrongfully-convicted innocents have been discovered on death row, then we know that probability alone demonstrates we've executed innocents too. Sorry, I can't accept that. Period. You support whatever your conscience allows, though.

No reason for me to riff on the "screwed up justice system" meme. We all know that. Best way to work toward rectification is vote in leaders who demonstrate a willingness to apply common sense to the problem. That includes a complete cessation of incarcerating drug addicts IMO... for starters. Part of the libertarian credo, right?

/rant