One of these things is not like the other one

[rich]

as  long as one can admit how totally unfair, ridiculous, and in a way
totally insufficient as policy this represents. I'm just playing
devil's advocate
how do we reconcile the attempts, all that effort to save the damned
and evil with the essentially disregard for those children and others
who are raped, burned, and tortured and murdered?
i dont have an answer



On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Michael Bailey
<michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> yes, that whole "fully informed jury" is really interesting also.  A
> jury is empowered by the law to do a lot more than the judges instruct
> them about or will normally let them do.
>
> But I don't think capital punishment should be an option.  We can put
> a person in space and save lives with duct tape.  Even a twisted
> person is a biological masterpiece, why be idiots with penknives.  If
> they're too dangerous keep them in solitary confinement, study them
> and preach at them through thick glass...
>