Tater said:
Congrats this is the dumbest thing I've read today.
I don't have a problem with people defending themselves or their property so don't twist your knickers in a bunch, I have a problem with uneducated blanket statements of ignorance.
NOBODY, has the right to take ANYONE's life except in the defense of their own. period. If you vote or are in favour of capital punishment one day, an innocent will slip through the cracks and on that day YOU become guilty of murder for holding up an imperfect system and giving your ok to the murder of others.
While I certainly respect your right to an opinion, I'm glad you're in the minority. I looked on your sig for your location, I was suprised it did'nt say "in the land of rainbows, lollipops, and fuzzy little kittens".
Ten to one says these animals have lengthy rap sheets. How long are descent people supposed to sit by and say "some day they'll straighten up"?
When people choose to live thier lives this way they deserve any and all misfortune that may befall them. They contribute absolutely nothing of any value to society.
Apparently you're opposed to the death penalty. What would you suggest be done with the people who live thier lives in search of potential victims? Prison dose'nt work, for the most part prison is nothing more than a family reunion to these people. Just another chapter in thier lives of living off the system.
In so far as your concern with Innocent people being convicted and put to death, the fact is, it rarely happens. It's much more previlant that guilty people get away with crimes (can you say O.J.). Additionaly when a person IS wrongfully convicted it's because thier history of criminal behavior adds circumstantial evidence. So it basicly evens out in the end.
I can live with that, and I sleep well at night.
We know punishment dose'nt work, rehabilitaion dose'nt work (you can't RE-habilitate someone who's never been habilitated in the first place), so where do we go from here? I'm not someone who buys capital punishment as a deterent, it's revenge, pure and simple. As I said, I can live with that.
Many states have a three strikes law where three arrests get you life without parole, WHY???? If we put them in prison for life and have to provide these animals with food, clothing, housing, medical, legal, etc etc etc...we're still being robbed.
To deal with them in a manner they themselves have earned they should be dragged out behind the court house and introduced to a tall tree and a short rope. Then we'll see a reduction in crime, the residivism rate would just about dissappear. We'll also save a boat load of tax dollars that are otherwise wasted on welfare and low income legal aid.
Have a nice day.