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beeble -> RE: Does the Death Penalty Deter Murders? (11/24/2007 5:31:53 PM)
quote: Politesub53 wrote: We have the absurd situation in the UK where terrorists who come here to kill, cant be returned to their own country if there is a chance they will be sentenced to death. beeble wrote: That's nothing more than a consistent application of the principle that killing people is wrong. Politesub53 wrote: I dont see killing people that wish to kill me as wrong. I see that as survival. Survival is stopping them killing you: locking them in jail is survival. quote: If they dont want to be sent someplace they may be killed then its simple, dont come here and carry out acts of terror. To do otherwise is to have double standards. It's not about what they want but about what we want; it's not about their standards but about ours. To kill somebody because it was wrong for them to kill, try to kill or want to kill is to have double standards.

Politesub53 -> RE: Does the Death Penalty Deter Murders? (11/24/2007 5:59:18 PM)
i still see no double standards in self defence. What i see as wrong is someone coming here with the intent to kill, then pleading not to be sent elsewhere as they may lose their life.

feralkyttin -> RE: Does the Death Penalty Deter Murders? (11/24/2007 6:11:14 PM)
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beeble -> RE: Does the Death Penalty Deter Murders? (11/25/2007 3:10:57 AM)
quote: Politesub53 wrote: i still see no double standards in self defence. Judicial execution isn't killing in self-defence: it's killing in retribution. If you continue beyond the point where the threat is neutralised (the guy's been in jail for the last twenty years, appealing against his sentence!), you're no longer defending yourself but committing an act of aggression. quote: What i see as wrong is someone coming here with the intent to kill, then pleading not to be sent elsewhere as they may lose their life. I don't care what the terrorist wants. This is about us, not the terrorists. I do not want anybody's blood on my hands: not even a terrorist's.

Politesub53 -> RE: Does the Death Penalty Deter Murders? (11/25/2007 4:26:23 AM)
Beeble although i am not a great lover of the death penalty, i think there are times when it may be justified. Just a caution for people who say it may be more of a deterent if people could see it taking place. In England they used to do exactly that, prisoners were executed at Tyburn gallows which for anyone who knows London, is where Marble Arch now stands. Far from being off puting it was seen as a great day out with people flocking to witness the show, so to speak. It was more like carnival time and i doubt it detered many.

beeble -> RE: Does the Death Penalty Deter Murders? (11/25/2007 10:45:42 AM)
quote: Politesub53 wrote: Beeble although i am not a great lover of the death penalty, i think there are times when it may be justified. As you've probably guessed, I disagree on the last point. But thanks for engaging in a sane non-rabid discussion on the topic. [:)]

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