hobbes4star 0 #1 July 18, 2002 http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=573&ncid=757&e=3&u=/nm/20020718/od_nm/execution_dc_1if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 July 18, 2002 Yeah, I saw that on Fark this morning, odd but effective I'm willing to bet.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #3 July 18, 2002 Maybe it's just me but....I laughed out loud when I read that headline..... Actually, I'm glad we don't do such crazy things in the west. I wish we would abolish the death penalty all together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #4 July 18, 2002 Heard on the radio that the Japanese have the death penalty. One of the things they don't do, is tell the individual when it will be carried out.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #5 July 18, 2002 Well there is a 60/40 chance he will survive the fall with a 20/80 chance of that chance but a zero percent chance he'll survive the hanging afterwards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #6 July 18, 2002 QuoteOne of the things they don't do, is tell the individual when it will be carried out. If thats true...it's hilarious. I don't think the Japanese have the death penalty though..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasterfaller 0 #7 July 18, 2002 This is the one time a person prays NOT to survive the fall down the cliff . I think a tandem jump with a cutaway passenger harness would work fine too in a case like that . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #8 July 18, 2002 I wonder what the penalty would be if the victim had been a girl.... Hmm... Peas~ Lindsey-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #9 July 18, 2002 QuoteI wonder what the penalty would be if the victim had been a girl.... These are not a very tolerant people... my guess is, if it was a girl, it would not be rape. Then she would be thrown off the cliff for not giving consent... Or having provoked him... "Under Iran's Islamic law, applied since the 1979 revolution, pederasty, homosexuality and adultery are among a long list of crimes punishable by death." My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
txojumps 0 #10 July 18, 2002 All I got is one thing to say.........PLF!!! *************************************** Awright, guys, you don't have one, so don't act like one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #11 July 18, 2002 QuoteAll I got is one thing to say.........PLF No doubt....a CRW jumper would have no problem being thrown off a cliff in a sack. "Hmmm....just like last jump!! Where's my hook knife?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobbes4star 0 #12 July 18, 2002 I wonder what the penalty would be if the victim had been a girl.... I would like to think that the same punishment would be used. Unfortunately in a male driven society such as this one I doubted it would be the caseif fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #13 July 18, 2002 QuoteAll I got is one thing to say.........PLF Except the article said that if the guy survives being thrown off the cliff, then they'll hang him. Shhesssh.... at least in the States he'd have been covered under Double JeopardyI promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Austin 0 #14 July 18, 2002 QuoteQuoteAll I got is one thing to say.........PLF Except the article said that if the guy survives being thrown off the cliff, then they'll hang him. Shhesssh.... at least in the States he'd have been covered under Double Jeopardy Not quite so true.... just because you survive an execution does not mean that you are off the hook in the U.S. There was a guy quite a few years back that lived through the electric chair because of a short, so they let him heal, fixed the generators, and put him back in it and killed him. Austin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobbes4star 0 #15 July 18, 2002 i remenber that, my dad was pissed over that, he thought that they should have just shot him. instead of spending the money to let him heal up.[shrug]if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #16 July 18, 2002 Notice that the crime isn't rape or murder. The crime is homosexuality. The punishment would be the same if it were consensual sex. Except then both of them would be executed. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #17 July 19, 2002 A BASE rig ain't gonna save his ass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymut 0 #18 July 19, 2002 QuoteNotice that the crime isn't rape or murder. The crime is homosexuality. The punishment would be the same if it were consensual sex. Except then both of them would be executed. Actually, the article starts, "An Iranian man, convicted for raping and killing his 16-year-old nephew, will be executed..." Matt A well-informed person is somebody who has the same views and opinions as yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #19 July 19, 2002 Actually, I'm glad we don't do such crazy things in the west. I wish we would abolish the death penalty all together. oh come on Clay , dont you think some of these fukrs deserve to die... I read one of the Motivational posters... "it could be that youre only purpose in life is to serve as an example to others.(or was it a warning to others... I 4get but it was the only where the ship was sinking!) I wonder what the penalty would be if the victim had been a girl.... Unfortunately I think the heat has gotten to them over there. I wold guess it would some how be the womans fault. ( twisted freaks) at least in the States he'd have been covered under Double Jeopardy thats really fukn hysterical, lummy remenber that, my dad was pissed over that, he thought that they should have just shot him. instead of spending the money to let him heal up.[shrug well you wouldnt waht the guy to get an infection would ya? we're twisted too just in a different direction then the IraniansMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymut 0 #20 July 19, 2002 QuoteI wish we would abolish the death penalty all together. I waffle on my stance of the death penalty from time to time, however.... in light of the recent abduction, and murder of Samantha Runnion (http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/07/19/girl.abducted/index.html), I currently think that the 25 to 40 year old male suspect who did this deserves worse than what the Iranians are going to do to this other chap. I'm no physcologist, but I don't believe that there is any 'rehabilitation' for a mind that is so depraved as to lie to a little girl, saying that he needed help finding his puppy, for the sole intent of dragging her away, doing no telling what else, and then killing her. By taking away the life of a child, I personally feel that he has 'signed a release form', waiving any rights he has to the rest of his life. Maybe that's just me.... (I will now duck to avoid the rotten fruit and vegetables that will possibly be tossed at me). Matt A well-informed person is somebody who has the same views and opinions as yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #21 July 19, 2002 Quote By taking away the life of a child, I personally feel that he has 'signed a release form', waiving any rights he has to the rest of his life. "look to the children" If someone is convicted of murder, the Death penalty is questionable... After all, killing is nature... I'm not defending murder but all creatures on earth kill there own inherently at one point or another which is why people question themselves "A life for a life?"... "Does killing the killer not make us just like him/her???" But when someone goes and destroys a CHILD, things are different. I am a peace-lovig pacifist who would not think twice about throwing the switch for this guy... QuoteMaybe that's just me.... (I will now duck to avoid the rotten fruit and vegetables that will possibly be tossed at me). It's not just you My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJug 0 #22 July 19, 2002 I am another one of those people who isn't too sure about whether the death penalty is good or not. However, I do believe that if you are going to have the death penalty, you should do it right. None of this nice easy lethal injection or quick electrocution crap. I say you stone the son of a bitch in a public square. This way it not only becomes a fitting punishment, in that it is painful and long suffering, but also a good deterrent. As an example from my own life, growing up in Indonesia I was at the mall once with some friends of mine. We saw some security guards dragging a guy out of a store. We asked someone what had happened, they said that the guy was caught shoplifting. We then watched as the guards dragged the guy to the middle of the mall and beat the CRAP out of him. Quite a bit brutal but you can bet your ass I never shoplifted again, in Indonesia. Of course this would also make judges, juries and maybe even lawyers more hesitant to administer the death penalty as they would know that the guy is really going to suffer and therefore it should not be handed out lightly, which hopefully it isn't now anyway. Anyway, that's just my $0.02 based on one little life experience that I had. Take it as you will. Bill You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #23 July 19, 2002 I'm against the death penalty. It's a fact that it does not deter crime. It's a fact that innocent people have been put to death. And it's a fact that a death penalty trial costs taxpayers more money than housing a criminal in prison for life. I have no moral objection to killing a rapist or murderer, but for the reasons above I say just put them in jail for life. And regarding this area of the world and their forms of punishment. A group of village elders in Pakistan ordered the gang rape a young girl. This was ordered as punishment for her brother who was caught socializing with a girl from a higher caste. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #24 July 19, 2002 --wrong thread----"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #25 July 19, 2002 QuoteAnd it's a fact that a death penalty trial costs taxpayers more money than housing a criminal in prison for life.Quote Huh??? I've hear this before but it is a non-issue... The point behind the ever popular "capital punishment or no?" debate has never been to find the most economically sound way to deal with criminals... It's to determine what to do with them. Plain and simple. There are also numerous references made to the fact that capital punishment does not deter crime. Well this is altogether true but again does not apply to the "capital punishment or no" argument. The validity of this fact based on the finding that criminals of this type do not consider the consequenses of there actions... Thus, one could also say, don't put them in prison at all, this does not deter the crime!!! I do not think all murder should be punishable by death. But someone who takes a life without a second thought.... or remorse... or the ability to change... well just should not have the right to exist and be catered by our penal systems. "You catch 'em, I'll clean 'em and FRY 'em!!" goose, TopGun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
