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August 7th, 2011, 02:18 PM | #171 | |
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To me, getting beyond that error is "citizenship 101". Its impossible to make good policy if you can't distinguish between anecdote and data. So many of our policy blunders come from this one civic failure. |
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August 7th, 2011, 02:52 PM | #172 | |
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Sorry for being so flippant but surely if somebody is to be found guilty the burden of guilt has to be proven beyond all reasonable doubt and not to the point of "the chances are he did do it but we're not sure". I'm sure that all guilty verdicts have been proven beyond all reasonable doubt but it hasn't stopped the innocent being found guilty in the past. Last edited by moreteavicar; August 7th, 2011 at 03:23 PM.. |
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August 7th, 2011, 04:25 PM | #173 | |
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You may call it sensationalism, but I am living in the real world and not a dream world. The newspapers and evening news are filled with murders and the others forms of violence and crime that I previously described. Just look around --It is even getting unsafe for some kids/teenagers to attend school ... or to even go to a Burger King these days without some nutcase or disgruntled student/employee with a gun going in and start to open fire! (Many schools/high schools must now hire and require a police officer to be on duty to patrol the halls on a daily basis!) Who would have ever fathomed 10-15 years ago that armed police officers would need to be stationed in schools/high schools? Senseless killings, murders, drive-by shootings (gang/drug related), rapes, child molestations, abductions, home/car invasions, domestic/family murders, armed robberies, etc, etc. occurring in thousands of cities and towns throughout the country -- and they have the audacity to claim that the crime rate is down/lower! In addition, in the last 5+ years the hurting economy and the financial deficits that many cities and towns are experiencing have led to numerous police and firemen cutbacks/layoffs all over. With less police patrolling the streets it would be preposterous to believe the crime rate is on the down slide! A slumping economy and financial deficits can only equal one thing: rising crime. You may wish to continue believing those bogus statistic reports issued and released to further bullshit the American public into believing "all is well" and into a false sense of security -- not me -- I will continue to believe in what I can actually see for myself in what is reported and contained in the newspapers, evening news, and the news channels in the way of undisputed photos, videos, and live coverage! By the way, a "barrage" was a term that I used to describe the number of murders/killings and major crimes that occur on a weekly basis ... and when multiplied by the number of cities and towns in the US amounts to some pretty significant numbers! With my father having been in law enforcement for nearly 35 years you might say that I got a "bird's eye view" of law enforcement and "the system" from the inside out, not from the outside in. Often times there are things that "they" would say, minimize, "squash", or to have us believe in reports that are not accurate or what they seem. It is unfortunate, but even more and more of those "men in blue" that we were taught at an early age to trust, admire, and respect are infiltrating into the news and making headlines with various forms of corruption and misdeeds! Trust and rely upon everything that they have to say and report -- I don't think so! Last edited by cuzzyman927; August 8th, 2011 at 08:57 AM.. Reason: content |
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August 7th, 2011, 05:09 PM | #174 | |
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I can't support any method of execution but if we're to ask which method is the most humane, hanging is a good candidate. |
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I can't see that happening so in practice what would happen is that a jury will tend to be more careful when considering a case in which the death penalty is available to the court - and greater numbers of guilty defendants will get away with it. |
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August 7th, 2011, 05:18 PM | #176 |
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I don't believe capital punishment will ever be reinstated in the UK.
I remember when Jeffrey Dahmer was killed in prison in November 1994 the families of his victims felt 'cheated' that he had only served 3 years of the 15 life sentences he received. His combined sentence was something like 957 years. |
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I am also against execution. But if it is to be done, the best method is shooting, imho - it requires no preparation, no equipment (except for a firearm) and almost no expertise. Above all, it is painless and without ritual
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If anyone asks for even a criminal to experience extended suffering in addition to final death, they have to ask themselves probing questions about why suffering should provide them with satisfaction that justice has been "truly served". |
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At the appointed time (9am for executions carried out in London, 8am everywhere else) the executioner would enter the cell. The condemned prisoner would be handed a glass of something intoxicating to drink (but no medication or tranquillisers of any kind) before being led by the guards to the gallows, whereupon his/her limbs would be secured and a hood placed over the head just prior to the positioning of the noose. Albert Pierrepoint (Britain's former executioner) reckoned the whole procedure shouldn't take more than around 60-90 seconds from start to finish. Below is a YouTube link to the execution scene from the film 'Let Him Have It', which is regarded as being very accurate in its depiction of how executions would have been conducted at the time. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-aCcYmhc6Y Regards.
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