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  • A Aqua Letifer
    23 Apr 2021, 21:05

    @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

    @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

    Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

    Yep.

    A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

    On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

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    Jolly
    wrote on 23 Apr 2021, 22:12 last edited by
    #26

    @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

    @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

    @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

    Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

    Yep.

    A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

    On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

    Execution ain't murder.

    β€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". β€” Buck Sexton

    A D 2 Replies Last reply 23 Apr 2021, 22:16
    • J Jolly
      23 Apr 2021, 22:12

      @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

      Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

      Yep.

      A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

      On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

      Execution ain't murder.

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      Aqua Letifer
      wrote on 23 Apr 2021, 22:16 last edited by
      #27

      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

      Execution ain't murder.

      Sure.

      Please love yourself.

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      • J Jolly
        23 Apr 2021, 22:12

        @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

        @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

        @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

        Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

        Yep.

        A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

        On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

        Execution ain't murder.

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        Doctor Phibes
        wrote on 23 Apr 2021, 23:01 last edited by
        #28

        @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

        @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

        @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

        @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

        Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

        Yep.

        A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

        On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

        Execution ain't murder.

        What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

        I was only joking

        J 1 Reply Last reply 24 Apr 2021, 00:42
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          Copper
          wrote on 23 Apr 2021, 23:12 last edited by
          #29

          What would you call the killing of an innocent by the murderer that wasn't executed?

          A price worth paying to achieve woke?

          What would you call the killing of an innocent by the murderer that wasn't discouraged by possible execution?

          A price worth paying to achieve woke?

          OK, that's reasonable.

          I tend to favor the innocent over the murderer, but to each his own.

          D 1 Reply Last reply 23 Apr 2021, 23:44
          • C Copper
            23 Apr 2021, 23:12

            What would you call the killing of an innocent by the murderer that wasn't executed?

            A price worth paying to achieve woke?

            What would you call the killing of an innocent by the murderer that wasn't discouraged by possible execution?

            A price worth paying to achieve woke?

            OK, that's reasonable.

            I tend to favor the innocent over the murderer, but to each his own.

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            Doctor Phibes
            wrote on 23 Apr 2021, 23:44 last edited by
            #30

            @copper said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

            I tend to favor the innocent over the murderer, but to each his own.

            Except when they've been wrongfully convicted, it would appear.

            I was only joking

            A 1 Reply Last reply 24 Apr 2021, 00:10
            • D Doctor Phibes
              23 Apr 2021, 23:44

              @copper said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

              I tend to favor the innocent over the murderer, but to each his own.

              Except when they've been wrongfully convicted, it would appear.

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              Aqua Letifer
              wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 00:10 last edited by
              #31

              @Copper Dude why even reply, it's obvious you're not trying to understand anybody. Jolly will at least try to interpret posts he disagrees with.

              Please love yourself.

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              • D Doctor Phibes
                23 Apr 2021, 23:01

                @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                Yep.

                A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                Execution ain't murder.

                What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

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                Jolly
                wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 00:42 last edited by Jolly
                #32

                @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                Yep.

                A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                Execution ain't murder.

                What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

                Justice. Sadly, it's imperfect, because man is imperfect. There will always be somebody wrongly convicted. Or wrongly executed.

                We do the best we can on this mortal coil and let God take care of the soul.

                β€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". β€” Buck Sexton

                D 1 Reply Last reply 24 Apr 2021, 03:24
                • A Aqua Letifer
                  24 Apr 2021, 00:10

                  @Copper Dude why even reply, it's obvious you're not trying to understand anybody. Jolly will at least try to interpret posts he disagrees with.

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                  Copper
                  wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 01:39 last edited by
                  #33

                  @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                  @Copper Dude why even reply, it's obvious you're not trying to understand anybody. Jolly will at least try to interpret posts he disagrees with.

                  I understand exactly

                  You refuse to consider the whole story, I'm helping you do that

                  The wrongfully convicted are a sad consequence of imperfection

                  But that is not the whole story

                  Stomp your feet if you like, I'll still be here to help

                  R 1 Reply Last reply 24 Apr 2021, 13:58
                  • J Jolly
                    24 Apr 2021, 00:42

                    @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                    @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                    @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                    @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                    @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                    Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                    Yep.

                    A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                    On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                    Execution ain't murder.

                    What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

                    Justice. Sadly, it's imperfect, because man is imperfect. There will always be somebody wrongly convicted. Or wrongly executed.

                    We do the best we can on this mortal coil and let God take care of the soul.

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                    Doctor Phibes
                    wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 03:24 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                    #34

                    @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                    @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                    @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                    @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                    @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                    @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                    Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                    Yep.

                    A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                    On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                    Execution ain't murder.

                    What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

                    Justice. Sadly, it's imperfect, because man is imperfect. There will always be somebody wrongly convicted. Or wrongly executed.

                    We do the best we can on this mortal coil and let God take care of the soul.

                    It's not justice, thought. It's a grave injustice.

                    An Englishman once said that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer, a sentiment that was repeated by your Mr. Franklin.

                    At least with wrongful imprisonment, the wrong has a chance of being righted.

                    I was only joking

                    J 1 Reply Last reply 24 Apr 2021, 11:33
                    • D Doctor Phibes
                      24 Apr 2021, 03:24

                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                      Yep.

                      A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                      On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                      Execution ain't murder.

                      What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

                      Justice. Sadly, it's imperfect, because man is imperfect. There will always be somebody wrongly convicted. Or wrongly executed.

                      We do the best we can on this mortal coil and let God take care of the soul.

                      It's not justice, thought. It's a grave injustice.

                      An Englishman once said that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer, a sentiment that was repeated by your Mr. Franklin.

                      At least with wrongful imprisonment, the wrong has a chance of being righted.

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                      Jolly
                      wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 11:33 last edited by
                      #35

                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                      Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                      Yep.

                      A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                      On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                      Execution ain't murder.

                      What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

                      Justice. Sadly, it's imperfect, because man is imperfect. There will always be somebody wrongly convicted. Or wrongly executed.

                      We do the best we can on this mortal coil and let God take care of the soul.

                      It's not justice, thought. It's a grave injustice.

                      An Englishman once said that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer, a sentiment that was repeated by your Mr. Franklin.

                      At least with wrongful imprisonment, the wrong has a chance of being righted.

                      Only if you look at it as nothing past the grave. Man has imperfect justice, but God's Justice is perfect. He shall know his own, and any errors in this world will be corrected in the next.

                      β€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". β€” Buck Sexton

                      D 1 Reply Last reply 24 Apr 2021, 17:02
                      • C Copper
                        24 Apr 2021, 01:39

                        @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                        @Copper Dude why even reply, it's obvious you're not trying to understand anybody. Jolly will at least try to interpret posts he disagrees with.

                        I understand exactly

                        You refuse to consider the whole story, I'm helping you do that

                        The wrongfully convicted are a sad consequence of imperfection

                        But that is not the whole story

                        Stomp your feet if you like, I'll still be here to help

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                        Renauda
                        wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 13:58 last edited by Renauda
                        #36

                        @copper said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                        @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                        @Copper Dude why even reply, it's obvious you're not trying to understand anybody. Jolly will at least try to interpret posts he disagrees with.

                        I understand exactly....

                        The wrongfully convicted are a sad consequence of imperfection

                        Well at least that is sorted out. Which ever poison works best for you. You're probably right either way. Time to round up the usual suspects, eh?

                        Elbows up!

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                        • J Jolly
                          24 Apr 2021, 11:33

                          @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                          Yep.

                          A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                          On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                          Execution ain't murder.

                          What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

                          Justice. Sadly, it's imperfect, because man is imperfect. There will always be somebody wrongly convicted. Or wrongly executed.

                          We do the best we can on this mortal coil and let God take care of the soul.

                          It's not justice, thought. It's a grave injustice.

                          An Englishman once said that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer, a sentiment that was repeated by your Mr. Franklin.

                          At least with wrongful imprisonment, the wrong has a chance of being righted.

                          Only if you look at it as nothing past the grave. Man has imperfect justice, but God's Justice is perfect. He shall know his own, and any errors in this world will be corrected in the next.

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                          Doctor Phibes
                          wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 17:02 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                          #37

                          @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                          Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                          Yep.

                          A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                          On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                          Execution ain't murder.

                          What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

                          Justice. Sadly, it's imperfect, because man is imperfect. There will always be somebody wrongly convicted. Or wrongly executed.

                          We do the best we can on this mortal coil and let God take care of the soul.

                          It's not justice, thought. It's a grave injustice.

                          An Englishman once said that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer, a sentiment that was repeated by your Mr. Franklin.

                          At least with wrongful imprisonment, the wrong has a chance of being righted.

                          Only if you look at it as nothing past the grave. Man has imperfect justice, but God's Justice is perfect. He shall know his own, and any errors in this world will be corrected in the next.

                          So maybe only execute religious people?

                          If I was going to be executed for a crime I hadn't committed, I would find the idea that it was all OK because of somebody else's religious beliefs to be extremely tiresome.

                          I was only joking

                          J 1 Reply Last reply 24 Apr 2021, 18:43
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                            Renauda
                            wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 17:50 last edited by Renauda
                            #38

                            Oh look a crack in the judicial system! Get out the bucket of God spackle and fill it with merciful theodicy. That'll surely make it good and bring comfort to all.

                            To me the invocation of divine justice just seems like a cop out or lame excuse not to make the judicial system less imperfect than it already is.

                            Elbows up!

                            J 1 Reply Last reply 24 Apr 2021, 18:44
                            • D Doctor Phibes
                              24 Apr 2021, 17:02

                              @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                              Yep.

                              A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                              On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                              Execution ain't murder.

                              What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

                              Justice. Sadly, it's imperfect, because man is imperfect. There will always be somebody wrongly convicted. Or wrongly executed.

                              We do the best we can on this mortal coil and let God take care of the soul.

                              It's not justice, thought. It's a grave injustice.

                              An Englishman once said that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer, a sentiment that was repeated by your Mr. Franklin.

                              At least with wrongful imprisonment, the wrong has a chance of being righted.

                              Only if you look at it as nothing past the grave. Man has imperfect justice, but God's Justice is perfect. He shall know his own, and any errors in this world will be corrected in the next.

                              So maybe only execute religious people?

                              If I was going to be executed for a crime I hadn't committed, I would find the idea that it was all OK because of somebody else's religious beliefs to be extremely tiresome.

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                              Jolly
                              wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 18:43 last edited by
                              #39

                              @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                              Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                              Yep.

                              A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                              On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                              Execution ain't murder.

                              What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

                              Justice. Sadly, it's imperfect, because man is imperfect. There will always be somebody wrongly convicted. Or wrongly executed.

                              We do the best we can on this mortal coil and let God take care of the soul.

                              It's not justice, thought. It's a grave injustice.

                              An Englishman once said that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer, a sentiment that was repeated by your Mr. Franklin.

                              At least with wrongful imprisonment, the wrong has a chance of being righted.

                              Only if you look at it as nothing past the grave. Man has imperfect justice, but God's Justice is perfect. He shall know his own, and any errors in this world will be corrected in the next.

                              So maybe only execute religious people?

                              If I was going to be executed for a crime I hadn't committed, I would find the idea that it was all OK because of somebody else's religious beliefs to be extremely tiresome.

                              I suspect most people before execution become quite religious.😊

                              β€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". β€” Buck Sexton

                              D 1 Reply Last reply 24 Apr 2021, 19:26
                              • R Renauda
                                24 Apr 2021, 17:50

                                Oh look a crack in the judicial system! Get out the bucket of God spackle and fill it with merciful theodicy. That'll surely make it good and bring comfort to all.

                                To me the invocation of divine justice just seems like a cop out or lame excuse not to make the judicial system less imperfect than it already is.

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                                Jolly
                                wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 18:44 last edited by
                                #40

                                @renauda said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                Oh look a crack in the judicial system! Get out the bucket of God spackle and fill it with merciful theodicy. That'll surely make it good and bring comfort to all.

                                To me the invocation of divine justice just seems like a cop out or lame excuse not to make the judicial system less imperfect than it already is.

                                That opinion and $1 (American) will buy you a senior coffee at McDonald's.😊

                                β€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". β€” Buck Sexton

                                R 1 Reply Last reply 24 Apr 2021, 22:31
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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 18:48 last edited by Jolly
                                  #41

                                  Lastly...If I gave y'all $70 every day, to spend on anything you wished for any poor family you deemed deserving, what would you buy them?

                                  β€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". β€” Buck Sexton

                                  C 1 Reply Last reply 24 Apr 2021, 18:53
                                  • J Jolly
                                    24 Apr 2021, 18:48

                                    Lastly...If I gave y'all $70 every day, to spend on anything you wished for any poor family you deemed deserving, what would you buy them?

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                                    Copper
                                    wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 18:53 last edited by
                                    #42

                                    @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                    Lastly...If I gave y'all $70 every day, to spend on anything you wished for any poor family you deemed deserving, what would you buy them?

                                    Ammo

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                                    • J Jolly
                                      24 Apr 2021, 18:43

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                                      Yep.

                                      A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                                      On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                                      Execution ain't murder.

                                      What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

                                      Justice. Sadly, it's imperfect, because man is imperfect. There will always be somebody wrongly convicted. Or wrongly executed.

                                      We do the best we can on this mortal coil and let God take care of the soul.

                                      It's not justice, thought. It's a grave injustice.

                                      An Englishman once said that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer, a sentiment that was repeated by your Mr. Franklin.

                                      At least with wrongful imprisonment, the wrong has a chance of being righted.

                                      Only if you look at it as nothing past the grave. Man has imperfect justice, but God's Justice is perfect. He shall know his own, and any errors in this world will be corrected in the next.

                                      So maybe only execute religious people?

                                      If I was going to be executed for a crime I hadn't committed, I would find the idea that it was all OK because of somebody else's religious beliefs to be extremely tiresome.

                                      I suspect most people before execution become quite religious.😊

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                                      Doctor Phibes
                                      wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 19:26 last edited by
                                      #43

                                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                      Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                                      Yep.

                                      A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                                      On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                                      Execution ain't murder.

                                      What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

                                      Justice. Sadly, it's imperfect, because man is imperfect. There will always be somebody wrongly convicted. Or wrongly executed.

                                      We do the best we can on this mortal coil and let God take care of the soul.

                                      It's not justice, thought. It's a grave injustice.

                                      An Englishman once said that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer, a sentiment that was repeated by your Mr. Franklin.

                                      At least with wrongful imprisonment, the wrong has a chance of being righted.

                                      Only if you look at it as nothing past the grave. Man has imperfect justice, but God's Justice is perfect. He shall know his own, and any errors in this world will be corrected in the next.

                                      So maybe only execute religious people?

                                      If I was going to be executed for a crime I hadn't committed, I would find the idea that it was all OK because of somebody else's religious beliefs to be extremely tiresome.

                                      I suspect most people before execution become quite religious.😊

                                      Using Jesus as an excuse for killing innocent people mostly died out in the middle ages.

                                      I was only joking

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                                      • D Doctor Phibes
                                        24 Apr 2021, 19:26

                                        @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                        @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                        @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                        @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                        @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                        @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                        @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                        @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                        @jolly said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                        @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                        Is there any evidence that having the death penalty reduces the murder rate?

                                        Yep.

                                        A dead person never killed anybody.πŸ˜„

                                        On the other hand, it kind of increases the murder rate by definition.

                                        Execution ain't murder.

                                        What would you call the killing of an innocent human being? A price worth paying to achieve some undefined and unspecified benefit?

                                        Justice. Sadly, it's imperfect, because man is imperfect. There will always be somebody wrongly convicted. Or wrongly executed.

                                        We do the best we can on this mortal coil and let God take care of the soul.

                                        It's not justice, thought. It's a grave injustice.

                                        An Englishman once said that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer, a sentiment that was repeated by your Mr. Franklin.

                                        At least with wrongful imprisonment, the wrong has a chance of being righted.

                                        Only if you look at it as nothing past the grave. Man has imperfect justice, but God's Justice is perfect. He shall know his own, and any errors in this world will be corrected in the next.

                                        So maybe only execute religious people?

                                        If I was going to be executed for a crime I hadn't committed, I would find the idea that it was all OK because of somebody else's religious beliefs to be extremely tiresome.

                                        I suspect most people before execution become quite religious.😊

                                        Using Jesus as an excuse for killing innocent people mostly died out in the middle ages.

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                                        wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 19:38 last edited by
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                                        @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                        Using Jesus as an excuse for killing innocent people mostly died out in the middle ages.

                                        The argument that Jesus would emphatically endorse killing innocent people is hilariously dense. You can't reach the bottom of stupid that runs that deep.

                                        Please love yourself.

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                                        • A Aqua Letifer
                                          24 Apr 2021, 19:38

                                          @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                          Using Jesus as an excuse for killing innocent people mostly died out in the middle ages.

                                          The argument that Jesus would emphatically endorse killing innocent people is hilariously dense. You can't reach the bottom of stupid that runs that deep.

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                                          wrote on 24 Apr 2021, 20:18 last edited by
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                                          @aqua-letifer said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                          @doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, on Long Island...:

                                          Using Jesus as an excuse for killing innocent people mostly died out in the middle ages.

                                          The argument that Jesus would emphatically endorse killing innocent people is hilariously dense. You can't reach the bottom of stupid that runs that deep.

                                          No, but Jesus had no problem executing guilty people. And he'll have no problem throwing folks into the depths of Hell after the White Throne Judgement, will he?

                                          If you'd like to argue either of those points, back your point up with scripture.

                                          Now, back to your original, silly statement. Jesus does have a problem with executing innocent people, but Jesus doesn't sit as the judge in the courtroom (not that I've seen or heard about) and Jesus doesn't sit in the jury box.

                                          Men do.

                                          Imperfect men, trying to create as much order out of chaos as they can, equitably and fairly. Does the system always work? No. Man is not a perfect being, so perfection is an unobtainable standard. But that does not mean we throw our hands up, don our antifa shirts and descend into anarchy? No, it does not.

                                          We do the best we can, given all the politics, quirks and foibles of mankind. Guess what? In a good system, man gets it right most of the time. According to you, in capital cases, man is 96% right. I think we can tweek that, primarily through better legal representation, and probably get it to about 98%-99% right.

                                          But you are still going to point to that one man out of a hundred. I'm going to point to the 99 who were rightly convicted. Those 99 person are costing me in excess of $2.5M/yr of incarceration.

                                          I'd rather do two things:

                                          1. Ensure justice is meted out equitable and fairly.
                                          2. Use my $2.5M for something better than housing rapists, murderers and people who douse other people in acid.

                                          β€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". β€” Buck Sexton

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