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Date Posted: 11:29:46 11/26/99 Fri
Author: fate_777
Subject: Re: Mumia?
In reply to: Speechy 's message, "Re: Mumia?" on 10:06:29 11/26/99 Fri

> > one DA described it like this, society is sick of
> > crime, and the death penalty give society the feeling
> > of control, society wants to know the Charles
> Manson's
> > of this world will never walk free again, also they
> > look at it as preventing street justice, if you kill
> a
> > cop and dont die, how long till the cops kill you, if
> > you kill a baby and dont die, how long till a parent
> > somewhere kills you, so society thinks the death
> > penatly gives the a feeling of control they otherwise
> > lack
>
> I like the street justice idea. I think that's pure
> control for society. I bet crime would go down pretty
> fast after that. Why prevent it. What's wrong with it?

guilt that goes with killing someone no matter how justified it is. I have friends who have killed people despite it being 100% justified it still affects them in some way, thats one thing I am soooo glad I never killed anyone, though I've had my share of times where I almost did.
fate

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