Posted on 03/16/2005 10:33:00 PM PST by nickcarraway
It would be more humane to take poor Terri Schiavo (sp?) outside, put a rope around her neck and host it quickly with a crane as was done in Iran.
In Florida, you can kill an innocent human being slowly with the blessing of the legal system, while a nation watches.
Savages? Maybe. On the other hand, public execution tends to have more impact on society when it isn't prettied up by politicians. On the other hand, there is the tendancy to make a show of it. Balancing justice and mercy can't be easy; but, if justice is to be served, the statement made in carrying it out should be impactful, not diminished by shutting the public out. What they did empowered citizens to act out frustrations that might not otherwise be dealt with. The concept of justice here has been largely neutered with psychobabble to the point where the people have become dumb sheep.
One thing's for sure, if you can get the NY Times to run this story for two weeks, the Libs will be demanding that Bush invade Iran LOL.
the point of capital punishment is retribution on the criminal and closure for the victims.
in other words: vengeance.
Anger towards and hatred of those who have done us serious wrong are part of the human condition, and I have yet to see a good reason to deny these factors expression.
What the Iranians did here is good old-fashioned robust justice, and I heartily approve.
No underwear on the head? That would've REALLY showed him what for...
Wow -now thats a verdict.
Somebody said that the problem with the death penalty is that it doesn't really deter the crime it's intended to-- murder. Now, speeding, that's a different matter.
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