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Authorities searching for whoever set Mississippi girl on fire

cpwill said:
Interesting how you never see the "all morality is relative" people come into these threads to make their case.


I'm not one of those people, and I will admit to a bit of (evil myself) satisfaction at what I believe to be this individual's likely end. Those of you who want him to burn? That can be arranged.

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Ooh a tough talking "conservative" how are you going to arrange that big boy?
 
Soho gator said:
Ooh a tough talking "conservative" how are you going to arrange that big boy?
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Well the traditional method is expensive injection or chair. I like the cheap bullet, myself.
 
cpwill said:
Well the traditional method is expensive injection or chair. I like the cheap bullet, myself.
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No, no, no you said you could burn him. How? Explain how you can arrange anything wrt this case.
 
Soho gator said:
No, no, no you said you could burn him. How? Explain how you can arrange anything wrt this case.
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.... What? Nowhere did I say that I could burn him. I am (grimly, perhaps wrongly) simply satisfied that he will, indeed, burn.
 
cpwill said:
.... What? Nowhere did I say that I could burn him. I am (grimly, perhaps wrongly) simply satisfied that he will, indeed, burn.
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Those of you who want him to burn? That can be arranged.

How will you arrange this?
 
Not an advocate of the death penalty but in cases like this it's hard not to. I hate how some people on this earth are capable of such evil.
 
akrunner88 said:
Not an advocate of the death penalty but in cases like this it's hard not to. I hate how some people on this earth are capable of such evil.
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A cruel and unusual act of violence deserves a cruel and unusual punishment
 
AGENT J said:
Authorities searching for whoever set Mississippi girl on fire


Burning victim's last words could lead detectives to her killer
Family, Friends Seek Justice For Jessica - FOX13 News, WHBQ FOX 13
Panola County woman burned near car | Mississippi News - WAPT Home
WJTV News Channel 12 - 19-Year-Old Dies after being Set on Fire in Panola County

See this is definitely one of those open shut death penalty cases IMO. Find them, sentence them to death and the world is a better, safer place. A person like this can't be fixed IMO.

Totally sick and so sad . . . .

I hope its true, i hope her last words really do identify or lead to the capture of the sicko(s)

As father myself it would be hard to resist the urge to tie them to a tree, de-nail them, beat thier joints with a bat and set them on fire.
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Jesus Christ...

I'm against the death penalty for the reason that there's no practical way to prevent innocent people from being convicted and executed. That said, to a purely philosophical extent a person can cede his right to existence, and acts like this absolutely qualify.
 
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Soho gator said:
Those of you who want him to burn? That can be arranged.

How will you arrange this?
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A chair, a rope, a bottle of lighter fluid and a match. It's really cheap, and really appropriate for the person, or persons that committed this heinous act to experience the hell they inflicted as they are sped on their way to hell.
 
Renae said:
A chair, a rope, a bottle of lighter fluid and a match. It's really cheap, and really appropriate for the person, or persons that committed this heinous act to experience the hell they inflicted as they are sped on their way to hell.
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So we can count on you to arrange this? Can we also count on you to catch the people responsible?

Come on tough girl. Step up to the plate...
 
Renae said:
A chair, a rope, a bottle of lighter fluid and a match. It's really cheap, and really appropriate for the person, or persons that committed this heinous act to experience the hell they inflicted as they are sped on their way to hell.
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In order for a governing body to have a credible and respectable policy regarding the death penalty, it must be above error and, with respect to your post, above emotion. A death penalty must be utilized for the sole purpose of permanently removing a threat to society in a purely stoic manner. It's not acceptable for the government to automatically reduce its behavior to the lowest denominator in the name of justice.
 
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stonewall50 said:
A cruel and unusual act of violence deserves a cruel and unusual punishment
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We have forbidden our government from partaking in cruel and unusual punishment, and this is for obvious and necessary reasons. While we may react emotionally to this case and want the one responsible to suffer, it is not the goal of justice to inflict suffering. Rather it is there to punish wrong doings. Justice is cold, rational, logical, and blind.

I hope they find the person or persons responsible, and I hope they all receive life in prison without parole.
 
Cardinal said:
In order for a governing body to have a credible and respectable policy regarding the death penalty, it must be above error and, with respect to your post, above emotion. A death penalty must be utilized for the sole purpose of permanently removing a threat to society in a purely stoic manner. It's not acceptable for the government to automatically reduce its behavior to the lowest denominator in the name of justice.
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Well, considering how poorly the DP is carried out and it's lack of punch in terms of affecting the behavior of criminals, I think we need to reconsider the academic "oh no we can't be tough on these criminals" approach. Or perhaps you're fine with with people dying?
 
Renae said:
Well, considering how poorly the DP is carried out and it's lack of punch in terms of affecting the behavior of criminals, I think we need to reconsider the academic "oh no we can't be tough on these criminals" approach. Or perhaps you're fine with with people dying?
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What I want is for any policy regarding the death penalty to be above error and above emotion.
 
Renae said:
Well, considering how poorly the DP is carried out and it's lack of punch in terms of affecting the behavior of criminals, I think we need to reconsider the academic "oh no we can't be tough on these criminals" approach. Or perhaps you're fine with with people dying?
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Appeal to emotion. One does not have to either accept the DP in all its broken embarrassment or be "fine with people dying". That is a ridiculous and emotionally loaded argument.
 
cpwill said:
I won't. Missed that whole image thingy, eh?
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And thats the point where he simply vanishes without having the grace to admit he ****ed up. Cant say I'm shocked...considering that with the subject matter at hand THAT is what he chose to focus on in this thread.
 
Soho gator said:
So we can count on you to arrange this? Can we also count on you to catch the people responsible?

Come on tough girl. Step up to the plate...
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It would be easy to arrange once the responsible parties are known. Just a slow law enforcement efforts to arrest, and a very motivated vigilante/s. It happens. Not often. But it does.
 
Ikari said:
We have forbidden our government from partaking in cruel and unusual punishment, and this is for obvious and necessary reasons. While we may react emotionally to this case and want the one responsible to suffer, it is not the goal of justice to inflict suffering. Rather it is there to punish wrong doings. Justice is cold, rational, logical, and blind.

I hope they find the person or persons responsible, and I hope they all receive life in prison without parole.
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I said they deserve it. I didn't say it is what should happen ;)
 
stonewall50 said:
I said they deserve it. I didn't say it is what should happen ;)
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Fair enough. The current incarnation of the DP is broken and inaccurate, which is why it should be avoided. Furthermore, vigilantism is never a good thing. While it is easy to become emotionally entangled with these cases, for the sake of justice it is necessary to divorce ourselves from the emotional appeal.
 
Soho gator said:
So we can count on you to arrange this? Can we also count on you to catch the people responsible?

Come on tough girl. Step up to the plate...
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:lamo Look at you being all ferocious. Not a word about the victim...not a word about the disgusting ****ing vermin that committed the crime...oh...but you gots fire in your belly for those disgusted by them and their act.

Yeah...keep shining that beacon.
 
Cardinal said:
What I want is for any policy regarding the death penalty to be above error and above emotion.
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Ideally, yes. However, humans are emotional beings. There is a breaking point when nobody except a sociopath can keep emotion out of crime and punishment. This is a definite example of that breaking point.
 
Groogrux said:
Ideally, yes. However, humans are emotional beings. There is a breaking point when nobody except a sociopath can keep emotion out of crime and punishment. This is a definite example of that breaking point.
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And is that the level you want the government to be operating on?
 
Cardinal said:
And is that the level you want the government to be operating on?
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I don't. But it's hard for me to imagine a judge and jury hearing the details of this case and not feeling a twitch of happiness were this person to get the death penalty. And I am ok with that.
 
Groogrux said:
I don't. But it's hard for me to imagine a judge and jury hearing the details of this case and not feeling a twitch of happiness were this person to get the death penalty. And I am ok with that.
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I'm okay with them feeling that way, I'm just not okay with policy being written and executed on that level.
 
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