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A Guy Beat, Raped, Shot, and Buried Alive a 19 Year Old Girl. Guess Who's The Victim?
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"As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
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Originally posted by Darth Executor View PostPaul is not giving instructions on running a government in 12:19. It tells Christians to refrain from vigilantism and has no bearing on what the government should do. Romans 13:1-4 OTOH deals specifically with the role of the state and punishment (which is just vengeance enacted on behalf of a citizen by a lawful authority) is, in fact, a duty of the state.
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Originally posted by Darth Executor View PostThe state didn't match cruelty for cruelty. If it had they would have brought in some other men to rape him, then shot him and buried him alive. Though I'm a bit iffy on what you mean when you say it's the state's job to ensure justice, but that it would not be justice to match cruelty for cruelty. Isn't that what justice is, making sure the punishment fits the crime? I don't see how a slow agonizing death isn't a fit punishment for a slow agonizing death.
A firing squad with modern weapon improvements would solve this problem. Maybe sell him to Lockheed Martin for some live testing of new weapon prototypes. I can think of worse ways to go out than having the honor of being the first man killed by a rail gun or smart gun getting ready for mass production.If it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostWell, the ones who put "cruel and unusual punishment" in the constitution had no problem with the death penalty. In fact, the most popular types of executions when the country was founded were 1) Hanging, 2) Breaking on the wheel. and 3) Firing squad.Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
-Thomas Aquinas
I love to travel, But hate to arrive.
-Hernando Cortez
What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?
-Frederick 2, Holy Roman Emperor
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Originally posted by Darth Executor View PostPretty sure a guy convulsing painfully for 40 minutes would improve its value as a deterrent.Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
-Thomas Aquinas
I love to travel, But hate to arrive.
-Hernando Cortez
What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?
-Frederick 2, Holy Roman Emperor
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostHow about finding out what the guys who actually WROTE the clause had in mind instead?Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
-Thomas Aquinas
I love to travel, But hate to arrive.
-Hernando Cortez
What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?
-Frederick 2, Holy Roman Emperor
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Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostI read that hypoxia with nitrogen and argon would be a painless, nonmessy way to do it. Why don't they do that instead of a shot?Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
-Thomas Aquinas
I love to travel, But hate to arrive.
-Hernando Cortez
What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?
-Frederick 2, Holy Roman Emperor
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Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostGuns are messy. Who would want to clean up the mess?Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
-Thomas Aquinas
I love to travel, But hate to arrive.
-Hernando Cortez
What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?
-Frederick 2, Holy Roman Emperor
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Originally posted by Paprika View PostIf capital punishments were painful and public there would be socially beneficial deterrent. Like the guillotines.Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostI can't imagine a much less painful method than instantly severing every nerve ending below the neck. Although I hear that carbon monoxide and hypothermia are painless ways to go.
I think Teal is right that the anti death penalty people who have been blocking off the supply of the drugs are basically responsible for what happened in Oklahoma (and there was another botched execution in Ohio a year or so ago as well). But it seems they may well get what they want; from an objective point of view, I think I can see this leading to an indefinite moratorium."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by Catholicity View PostHumane Execution isn't that hard. The drugs are actually cheap. One's a mineral, the other is a common generic surgery drug."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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