Featured Death penalty debate fueled by 'bad Ohio execution' and firing squad legislation

I have answered that question before for you. Zero is acceptable. Those who deliberately execute people falsely are guilty of murder. Those who accidently execute innocent people are guilty of manslaughter.

I think that in open and shut cases the death penalty should be applied within a couple of years.

In Indiana, you yourself could be executed if you murdered a law enforcement officer or a registered Democrat. Otherwise, you should be sent to Indiana University Law School to finish your legal studies. Since California admitted an illegal alien to the bar, it is assumed that all convicted felons can now be admitted to the bar in the USA. American lawyers are breathing a sigh of relief as you read this.

 

Against capital punishment for a number of reasons, some theological, some practical, some financial, some philosophical. This conversation has touched on many, but not in any specific order - so while away, it makes it hard to catch up on the comments of others. So I'll just jump in again

If convicted of murder, life without parole.

Perhaps you missed this part of the New Testament "You have heard it said....BUT I say...."

 

Capital punishment should be abolished as long as there is any chance of an innocent person being executed.

You cannot be pro-life and disagree!

 

The truth about the long execution of Mr. McGuire

The world’s anti-death penalty activists really outdid themselves last week. And shameless as they are, they show no signs of abating. And their star is Dennis McGuire, deceased.

Here’s the popular account of the execution of Mr. McGuire: The experimental drug cocktail administered him by the state of Ohio didn’t work as quickly or painlessly as planned, and it took the condemned 26 unhappy minutes to meet his maker — or about 11 minutes longer than the average Ohio execution takes.

Now, all of this is fact, but as with most matters of life and death — especially those matters where the left has skin in the game, so to say — the truth is something more, and the popular narrative quickly presents two important questions: Who was Mr. McGuire, and why was the prison experimenting with a new execution cocktail?

In January 2014, Mr. McGuire was a 53-year old man on death row. But in February 1989, he was a young man who murdered Joy Stewart. And who is Mrs. Stewart? She was a 22-year old newlywed pregnant woman who would have given birth to a child in just two months if Mr. McGuire hadn’t raped her in a particularly horrific way, stabbed her, slit her throat and left her to rot in the woods.

Yes, the same Mr. McGuire whose 26 minutes of pain are cause for Ohio to re-evaluate its values, we’re told.

And speaking of 26 minutes, why did it take so long? Why was the traditional three-drug painkiller and sedative cocktail unavailable to the people of Ohio? Because one American company stopped manufacturing its drug three years ago for fear of liability in lawsuits over executions. And because later that year, the European Union banned European manufacturers from exporting drugs to the United States that are to be used to execute men like Mr. McGuire. With their stockpiles aging and a number of major sources now closed to them, authorities have been forced to use two-drug cocktails for executions.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/01/20/b...e-long-execution-of-mr-mcguire/#ixzz2r4jIojFa

 

Following your logic, you would never leave your house, because there IS a chance that you will be hit by a car!

'Course you would never get out of bed either, cause there IS a chance that you will stumble and break your neck!

Come to think of it, the best thing you could do is shoot yourself, cause there IS a chance of something very drastic happening to you.

This reasoning rings very much of that of the liberal mantras:
"It's for the children", or
"If it saves one life it's worth it" !!!

Common sense is totally lacking!!!!:BangHead::BangHead:

As for your last statement, well I refer you to the sentence immediately before this one.

 

Your reply is the most off-topic, convoluted, illogical reply I have seen in a long time. It did give me a good laugh ... which I appreciate. Laughter is very healthy for us.

How many executions of innocent people are acceptable to you?

 

Why just capital punishment? Why is it more humane to keep someone in a cage for life if there is a chance they are innocent?

 

Why? There are plenty of times when there is a question of innocence, but also plenty of times when there really is no doubt.
The justice system is messed up and corrupted by ridiculous laws and corrupt people.
Fix that and you fix the problem.
Perhaps the death penalty should be suspended while that happens, but it isn't logical to say that because some people are innocent, it should be taken away. Fix the problem that causes innocent people to be found guilty. There's no reason for that apart from ridiculous laws and corruption.

 

Not only was it illogical, it was totally off topic.
I was saying we should be sure no innocent life is taken.
You talk about hiding in your house.

I ask you again, how many executions of innocents is acceptable in your belief system?

 

Gina, how many executions of innocent people are acceptable to you?

 

Because as long as they are alive there is a chance that new evidence will be found and they will be set free. Execute them and there is no chance of their being free.

 

Ah, but I am pro life and have said so often. Quite dishonest of you to say that I am something that I am not.

I am against abortion and against capital punishment ... that is pro-life.

You, however, are selective. Against abortion, but for killing them later. That is hypocritical ... especially as you would be approving the execution of some that would be proven innocent later.

 

As long as they're alive in prison, there is a chance that they will rape and kill again, a guard or fellow inmate.

 

Because for crabby it is just an excuse. He would want to end the death penalty even if there were no problems at all ever.