Should life in prison really mean life in prison?

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

The answer is 'no', but the term 'life' is clearly ridiculous. Why is it used? If it wasn't employed in this context, I genuinely think there would be a lot less dissatisfaction with sentencing, because there would be no need for these 'should life mean life?' discussions.

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So what punishments should we give to criminals who will just keep committing heinous crimes? 3 years of singing kumbaya?

As for me, I am against life sentence - far too expensive and risky. Far cheaper to just shoot or gas the vermin.

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Originally Posted by Garry Walker

So what punishments should we give to criminals who will just keep committing heinous crimes? 3 years of singing kumbaya?

As for me, I am against life sentence - far too expensive and risky. Far cheaper to just shoot or gas the vermin.

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Then you're not much different from them, if you think it's OK to kill people you don't like.

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Originally Posted by Eki

Then you're not much different from them, if you think it's OK to kill people you don't like.

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What the hell are you on about, you fool? Who mentioned anything about liking the criminals? They are a danger to society, ergo, we need to get rid of them to protect people. The best way (and the cheapest way) to achieve that is through executing them.

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Originally Posted by Garry Walker

What the hell are you on about, you fool? Who mentioned anything about liking the criminals? They are a danger to society, ergo, we need to get rid of them to protect people. The best way (and the cheapest way) to achieve that is through executing them.

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The danger cannot be known beforehand, only afterwards.

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Originally Posted by Garry Walker

What the hell are you on about, you fool? Who mentioned anything about liking the criminals? They are a danger to society, ergo, we need to get rid of them to protect people. The best way (and the cheapest way) to achieve that is through executing them.

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It's lovely to live in black and white land.

Clearly the nut should never see daylight again. Life should mean life.

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Originally Posted by Eki

The danger cannot be known beforehand, only afterwards.

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BRILLIANT!!!!!
I wish I could claim credit for that inspiring thought of intelligent wisdom

that is so true, for example, if someone kills both their parents, they are not going to do that again, so let them go.

Indeed, if they kill their spouse, just pass a law that says they can never marry again, and they will not be doing that again, so let them go.

Indeed, if they kill all their children, require them to be sterilized, and let them go...

Indeed, they kill everybody at macDonald's, pass a law that says they can not eat there......

Indeed, if they kill Mr. XYZ, , might as well let them go, too, because they are not going to be killing him again.....because he is already dead!!!!!

simple, really, once you realize the danger can not be known before hand..and since afterwards, he will not be killing that person again......the whole world should thank Ekiwikie, especially all those prisoners turned back loose on the streets

he deserves the Nobel peace prize!!!!


world problem solved, well hellayouareahha....... :s mokin:

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Originally Posted by markabilly

BRILLIANT!!!!!
I wish I could claim credit for that inspiring thought of intelligent wisdom

that is so true, for example, if someone kills both their parents, they are not going to do that again, so let them go.

Indeed, if they kill their spouse, just pass a law that says they can never marry again, and they will not be doing that again, so let them go.

Indeed, if they kill all their children, require them to be sterilized, and let them go...

Indeed, they kill everybody at macDonald's, pass a law that says they can not eat there......

Indeed, if they kill Mr. XYZ, , might as well let them go, too, because they are not going to be killing him again.....because he is already dead!!!!!

simple, really, once you realize the danger can not be known before hand..and since afterwards, he will not be killing that person again......the whole world should thank Ekiwikie, especially all those prisoners turned back loose on the streets

he deserves the Nobel peace prize!!!!


world problem solved, well hellayouareahha....... :s mokin:

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He's got a point though Markabilly. You can't always know if someone is truly dangerous till after they've done something.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

He's got a point though Markabilly. You can't always know if someone is truly dangerous till after they've done something.

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Correction: You can NEVER know for sure if someone is truly dangerous till after they've done something.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

He's got a point though Markabilly. You can't always know if someone is truly dangerous till after they've done something.

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oh, I agree, and when you read what he was responding to...even more so.....

just because someone murders somebody, you have NEVER have a reason to think he is a danger and just might do it again.....NEVER

after all, you can only kill someone once

and I certainly wil now sleep much better knowing that if someone kills me, they will probably not kill me again

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And so since that eliminates the reason to lock them up and worse, well that barbaric, cruel, outrageous and unusual puishment must stop

and set those poor children free.....and even worse, why I heard some places are still killing killers, well the UN needs to stop that too


Oh happy days.....wonder if ekiwikie will give me a cut of his nobel peace prize winnings...