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by metric on 2005-01-03 03:45:04It is less cruel than prolonged sentences of imprisonment, especially under the conditions that would be popularly demanded for heinous criminals. -
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by seraphblade on 2005-09-29 19:46:57Convicted criminals still have certain rights enumerated in the Constitution. Popular demand should never change that-this is a case where majority sentiment is inappropriate because it is by definition biased.
Your argument could be easily disproved by offering death-row convicts the option to have their sentence commuted to life-I would submit that most (although possibly not all) would take the offer.
Also, judges and juries are human and make mistakes. If that mistake is later uncovered, a living prisoner is helped by that-a dead one is not.
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title: 'Re: less cruel'
text: 'Convicted criminals still have certain rights enumerated in the Constitution. Popular demand should never change that-this is a case where majority sentiment is inappropriate because it is by definition biased.
Your argument could be easily disproved by offering death-row convicts the option to have their sentence commuted to life-I would submit that most (although possibly not all) would take the offer.
Also, judges and juries are human and make mistakes. If that mistake is later uncovered, a living prisoner is helped by that-a dead one is not.'
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date: 2005-09-29 19:46:57
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