What say you, mercy or not?

Disillusioned said:
If we're too worried about sentencing the innocent then why sentence at all? Innocent people are in prison, doing community service and paying fines. We give a trial, we give the lawyer, we give very stringent rules for guilt. You had your chance, now you're getting the punishment.
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the exact opposite of the founders intentions. you know this, right?
 
Lucius Cornelius Sulla said:
Depends on how you define mercy. If you mean, should he get the death penalty, then I, as someone who is against the death penalty, would say no. However, life in solitary would hardly be considered merciful.
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There is a special place in prison reserved for those who hurt children...even among criminals child molesters are considered scum.

Death is too quick...he'll get his just rewards in prison...and then again in the afterlife.
 
Lucius Cornelius Sulla said:
I don't think that that's within the power or duty of the state to decide.
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Who's power is it then? Or are we just going to let him keep walking around? If we have the ability/authority to deprive his life of any meaning, by keeping him in prison for eternity, why can't we take it a step further and be done with it? Life is hardly sacred, look how many idiots manage to obtain it.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
the exact opposite of the founders intentions. you know this, right?
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The founders also liked slavery, themselves being in charge, and running the country. As I've said before, I'm not too worried about, "What Washington would have thought." 250 years would probably change a few perspectives.
 
Disillusioned said:
If we're too worried about sentencing the innocent then why sentence at all? Innocent people are in prison, doing community service and paying fines. We give a trial, we give the lawyer, we give very stringent rules for guilt. You had your chance, now you're getting the punishment.
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The difference is that if it is discovered that they were innocent you cannot bring the executed person back. You can release the prisoner. (as we have seen done numerous times when someone was found to have been innocent)
 
Lucius Cornelius Sulla said:
Depends on how you define mercy. If you mean, should he get the death penalty, then I, as someone who is against the death penalty, would say no. However, life in solitary would hardly be considered merciful.
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he would have to be protected from the other inmates, but not solitary, he would have to be let out in a special area for an hour a day, but life in prison always having to watch your back would be better punishment than the death penalty
 
Disillusioned said:
Eh, you could ask for volunteers but then you have to go through the runaround with five guns and one bullet routine. Plus try and fry has a nice alliteration.
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not alliteration but rhyme

[h=2]Definition of ALLITERATION[/h]: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (as wild and woolly,threatening throngs) —called also head rhyme, initial rhyme


 
Disillusioned said:
The founders also liked slavery, themselves being in charge, and running the country. As I've said before, I'm not too worried about, "What Washington would have thought." 250 years would probably change a few perspectives.
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an absolutely ridiculous thought process. this is how you fail.
 
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Disillusioned said:
Who's power is it then? Or are we just going to let him keep walking around? If we have the ability/authority to deprive his life of any meaning, by keeping him in prison for eternity, why can't we take it a step further and be done with it? Life is hardly sacred, look how many idiots manage to obtain it.
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No ones power, except in defense of ones self and property.
 
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