[little jeremiah]

Moral Absolutes Ping.

I couldn't stand to read the whole article. This is a perfect example of false compassion, based on ignorance of real wisdom, real justice, and real compassion.

The real just and compassionate (for everyone) thing to do is as soon as the sentence is issued, take the criminal out to a field, tie him up, and either hang him (or her, as the case may be) or shoot him (or her etc). That's justice, and compassion.

To worry that the person who has caused terrible pain and harm and likely death to another person or persons may feel a teensy bit of pain during the execution of a death sentence is so egregiously stupid, asinine, wrongly directed compassion that I can hardly keep my dinner down.

It probably is just a ploy to eradicate any executions.

Let me know if you want on/off this pinglist.

Note: Plus, executions should be public so anyone who is thinking about committing similar crimes will have food for thought.

[Stormcrow]

"This is a perfect example of false compassion"

Looks to me like the first deliberate step in having some black robed autocrat or another declare lethal injection "unconstitutional" because it's "cruel and unusual".

[ContraryMary]

To worry that the person who has caused terrible pain and harm and likely death to another person or persons may feel a teensy bit of pain during the execution of a death sentence is so egregiously stupid, asinine, wrongly directed compassion that I can hardly keep my dinner down.

It probably is just a ploy to eradicate any executions.

That assessment is right on.

[monday]

"The real just and compassionate (for everyone) thing to do is as soon as the sentence is issued, take the criminal out to a field, tie him up, and either hang him (or her, as the case may be) or shoot him (or her etc). That's justice, and compassion."

and if it is revealed later on that that person was innocent, then the compassionate thing to do would be to execute the judge, prosecutor, and jury who wrongly convicted him/her in the same manner?

[mother22wife21]

What you said, lj.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Thanks for pinging me, LJ.

I just shook my head reading this. On occasion, I have felt that lethal injection was letting the criminal off too easy. Bring back Ol' Sparky, firing squad, hanging, or the ever popular Guillotine (made in France). Let's hear the crybabies squeal then.