Posted on 04/14/2005 12:58:28 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
They say that like it's a bad thing.
I have always felt that a 'firing squad' was the most humane. . .and most 'fitting' punishment. . .but they must be standing. . .no 'sleepers'. . .
The reality seems to be. ..the more we 'try to be humane'. ..the further from that truth; we become. Think lethal injections. . .up close and personal; damages the 'executioner'. . .ie. . .our own humanity, as well.
Yes. We should have left well enough alone.
The perps excused themselves from the pain issue by insisting she was in a 'vegetative state'. . .damaged cortex. . .could not POSSIBLY feel pain.
All contrary to reported observations by those other than her husband. But hey. . .they did not want to 'go there' and they didn't.
Kill them with kindness
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".
I wonder if the good doctor will recommend a similar moratorium on abortions, pending further studies on levels of suffering?
Executions are so scarce that they are certainly becoming unusual...
They need to become a lot more usual.
People erroneously think it is cruel to kill heartless murderers. Nothing could be further from the truth. This was from another article:
"Ancient Jewish wisdom warns that if you apply compassion when you should be applying justice, one day you will apply justice when you should be applying compassion, which is one definition of tyranny."
What We Can Learn From Three Wife Killings
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1383302/posts?page=22#22
Restore sanitiy. . .BAN Liberalism. . .
Should have known that Jewish Wisdom had this covered. . . ;^) . . .and explains why this truth escapes Liberals. . .
That 'truth' surely speaks to the Terry fiasco as well. . .
Thanks for the LINK:
***...Many repeatedly ask me this question: why should decent and well-intentioned people need Judaism or Christianity? My answer: decency as a moral guide tends to allow compassion to trump justice. Good intentions alone almost guarantee the triumph of heart over head. Civilization’s survival ultimately depends upon balancing the competing demands of thought and feeling. Religious faith alone offers a blueprint to balancing intellect and emotion. Biblical culture provides balance between head and heart. This is the secret of our past and the hope of our future as individuals, as parents, and as citizens....***
A good opportunity for some long-overdue introspection, or perhaps just well deserved pure terror and misery.
Without the basic moral absolutes which are essentially the same in every monotheist religion, human society is nothing better, and indeed, in many ways worse than, animal existence.
A prayer or two for deliverance from evil and to repent and ask forgiveness might be in order.
"Whether or not it is painful, one thing is for sure, it is certainly less painful than the excruciating and horrific death that the victim suffered at the hand of the defendant."
This kind of puts it in perspective.
LOL and bring back the stocks too! (for lesser crimes!
Exactly. Starvation, dehydration. We have it on good authority (Felos, et the Liberal MSM), that inmates would look peaceful, even beautiful as they 'pass on'.
Darn you're quick, I was gonna say the same thing.
An excellent suggestion. Humiliation is a good deterrent. These days our youth imitate prisoners. It would be better for them to express disdain and ridicule (and see others do likewise) toward a criminal in stocks. That would make an impression about bad behavior.
"It would be a cruel way to die: awake, paralyzed, unable to move, to breathe, while potassium burned through your veins."
Some call it cruel, I call it justice.
Cruel? Should it be more merciful than the victims death?
Where is the justice in that?
If it were up to me, it would be a mix of LSD and Meth
first, and the executioners would all be wearing masks
of the face of the victim.
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