Forum Post: Occupy Should Adopt a Clear Anti Death Penalty Stance
Posted 10 years ago on Dec. 18, 2013, 6:31 a.m. EST by jennifer
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My firm belief is that Occupy should be explicit about being against the death penalty. Considering the number of wrong convictions, this method of punishment is unacceptable. Also, the vast majority of developed countries are against it. It's outdated.
Ridiculous! You're not going to get anybody to change anything unless you can threaten to blow something up, shoot somebody up, or at least get them thrown in jail. What are you trying to do? Make OWS out to be a lot of pansies?
That is a good idea. You should create something that does that.
Ya, Occupy defends those that are oppressed. The poor. The death penalty is the biggest form of oppression, especially when inflicted on those that aren't guilty. It's final. The biggest injustice possible.
What about worthless pieces of human trash that are proven guilty, like say, Nidle Hassan, Tim Odle and Charles Manson.
Life sentences without possibility of parole.
Are you willing to pay keep them alive?
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Sure. It's part of socialism. If they are fit to work, they should also work in prison.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/29/florida-child-molester-executed-for-rape-and-murder-ten-year-old-girl/ So this guy should have loved? I went to high school with a girl who's father was a cop, responding to a call he was murdered in cold blood. Now the guy sits on life in prison, his cell even has a tv in it, now tell me that is not wrong.
Yes, I believe people should live, even those who do the most horrible crimes. Living in a prison cell for decades is a bigger punishment than being killed. It gives them a lot of time to reflect. Some become better people and can help others avoid crime with their stories. Some, like I stated above, are found to be not guilty after all. The death penalty is not an acceptable solution in a modern society. Only Japan and US have the death penalty amongst developed nations. It's not surprising that US has it since it is a country known for violence.
Being pro-death penalty is an old way of thinking. It's expired already. We aren't in the 40s anymore.
So Ted Bundy should have lived
everyone dies
So did the dozens and dozens of young girls he raped and murdered.
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We know, you like violence. I don't think most occupiers support your love of bloodshed. Usually, youths are revengeful, but older people become wiser and find more productive ways to fuel their rage than to talk about revenge and to administer it.
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I don't think a state needs the right to kill
It depends. I think euthanasia of a terminally ill person who does not want to suffer should be allowed.