New Posts For Thread: My 31/2 cents on the Death Penaltyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/25720797/My_312_cents_on_the_Death_PenaltyThe death penalty is not a deterrent. Getting caught is the deterrent.If EVERY speeder was caught and pulled over and the punishment was a mere slap on the wrist, would you still speed? No, because the second you got to 1 mph over the limit you&rsqWithout the death penalty, we tell the murderer and society that their life is more important than the victim's. It cheapens the worth of the victim. I also believe that society has a need to see justice done.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/25720797/My_312_cents_on_the_Death_Penalty?post_id=521025997#521025997Without the death penalty, we tell the murderer and society that their life is more important than the victim's. It cheapens the worth of the victim. I also believe that society has a need to see justice done.Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:25:14 -0500Unfortunately, many who come to these boards forget to check their emotions at the door. I like to think I am not one of the many. I come here because I love to debate. You demonstrated an uncommon ability to logically articulate your position withouhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/25720797/My_312_cents_on_the_Death_Penalty?post_id=500841045#500841045Unfortunately, many who come to these boards forget to check their emotions at the door. I like to think I am not one of the many. I come here because I love to debate. You demonstrated an uncommon ability to logically articulate your position withouSun, 26 Jun 2011 13:25:43 -0500You're welcome. I don't think I've ever receved such a complement on these boards. lol. Not to disagree because I understand what you are saying. I wouldn't use the word corrected. I don't think injustice can ever be undone, corrected, or anythinhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/25720797/My_312_cents_on_the_Death_Penalty?post_id=500839061#500839061You're welcome. I don't think I've ever receved such a complement on these boards. lol. Not to disagree because I understand what you are saying. I wouldn't use the word corrected. I don't think injustice can ever be undone, corrected, or anythinSun, 26 Jun 2011 12:51:51 -0500Basically, you just demonstrated that it can't be undone.You are, of course, correct. The situation can be corrected not undone. Thanks for keeping me on my toes.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/25720797/My_312_cents_on_the_Death_Penalty?post_id=500824453#500824453Basically, you just demonstrated that it can't be undone.You are, of course, correct. The situation can be corrected not undone. Thanks for keeping me on my toes.Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:31:06 -0500Basically, you just demonstrated that it can't be undone. Giving someone money doesn't undo anything. Perhaps they would have earned more. Therapy doesn't undo what was done, it only helps people deal with what was done. The taser example was finhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/25720797/My_312_cents_on_the_Death_Penalty?post_id=500767585#500767585Basically, you just demonstrated that it can't be undone. Giving someone money doesn't undo anything. Perhaps they would have earned more. Therapy doesn't undo what was done, it only helps people deal with what was done. The taser example was finSat, 25 Jun 2011 12:52:48 -0500If someone has been in prison for 30 years for a crime they did not commit, please tell me how exactly you undo 30 years of false inprisonment?By release and a substantial monetary reparation. Not perfect, but the wrongfully executed get a funeral athttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/25720797/My_312_cents_on_the_Death_Penalty?post_id=500758705#500758705If someone has been in prison for 30 years for a crime they did not commit, please tell me how exactly you undo 30 years of false inprisonment?By release and a substantial monetary reparation. Not perfect, but the wrongfully executed get a funeral atSat, 25 Jun 2011 11:03:51 -0500If someone has been in prison for 30 years for a crime they did not commit, please tell me how exactly you undo 30 years of false inprisonment?If I am tased, exactly how do you untase me? How do you remove the pain that felt when you used the taserhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/25720797/My_312_cents_on_the_Death_Penalty?post_id=500716849#500716849If someone has been in prison for 30 years for a crime they did not commit, please tell me how exactly you undo 30 years of false inprisonment?If I am tased, exactly how do you untase me? How do you remove the pain that felt when you used the taserFri, 24 Jun 2011 21:50:00 -0500"If you going to say we shouldn’t kill people because (insert your moral reason here) then why is all the other stuff ok? Detain indefinitely, electrocute, beat, shoot, subdue, kidnap, steal, strip naked, and slap ugly clothes on them all youhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/25720797/My_312_cents_on_the_Death_Penalty?post_id=500714057#500714057"If you going to say we shouldn’t kill people because (insert your moral reason here) then why is all the other stuff ok? Detain indefinitely, electrocute, beat, shoot, subdue, kidnap, steal, strip naked, and slap ugly clothes on them all youFri, 24 Jun 2011 20:42:08 -0500Actually, what the death penalty-or life without parole does is makes sure that this particular person won't be committing violent crimes outside the prison walls. At any rate, those who have received the death penalty and the automatic tax-payer fuhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/25720797/My_312_cents_on_the_Death_Penalty?post_id=464558705#464558705Actually, what the death penalty-or life without parole does is makes sure that this particular person won't be committing violent crimes outside the prison walls. At any rate, those who have received the death penalty and the automatic tax-payer fuThu, 02 Sep 2010 19:25:55 -0500The death penalty is not a deterrent. Getting caught is the deterrent.If EVERY speeder was caught and pulled over and the punishment was a mere slap on the wrist, would you still speed? No, because the second you got to 1 mph over the limit you&rsqhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/25720797/My_312_cents_on_the_Death_Penalty?post_id=463700721#463700721The death penalty is not a deterrent. Getting caught is the deterrent.If EVERY speeder was caught and pulled over and the punishment was a mere slap on the wrist, would you still speed? No, because the second you got to 1 mph over the limit you&rsqFri, 27 Aug 2010 13:26:31 -0500