they're simply conducting business to mostly the poor in a free enterprise system. Ya see, the rich can get their drugs legally from doctors and pharmacists legally while continually doping up on pain killers which is as rampant as illegal drugs. poor people need drugs too.
if it cost more to keep them than execute them then something is wrong with the system...... two WRONGS don't make a right or an excuse.... answer? fix that too. :dis:
me too, and also gun makers because you can shoot yourself with them, as well as tall building builders because you can jump off them, and hot dog vendors because those things are bad for you. personal responsibility. until drug dealers have me tied down and are shoving drugs into me, i wont hold them responsible or think they deserve punishment.
In the condition of contemporary American society, the legitimate purposes of punishment do not justify the imposition of the death penalty. Here are some question to help you understand why I feel that way. Does the goal of retribution and the restoration of order justify capital punishment even for heinous crimes? Does capital punishment successfully deter future crime? Could not imprisonment, including for life, just as effectively protect society from a criminal, provide a chance for his genuine reform, and deter future crime? Can we insure in our justice system sentences which are fair and not discriminatory? Possibly by abolishing capital punishment, society could break "the cycle of violence" and make a positive statement about the sanctity of human life and forgiveness. The issue of capital punishment is very difficult indeed. We need to understand and uphold the sanctity of human life. I also realize that at times life regrettably must be taken to establish peace and protect society—we must go to war, defend our own lives, and stop crime. The concerns surrounding capital punishment are real and must be continually addressed to insure justice.
How would you like to wake up one morning and read the following headline "Scott Peterson given a "time out" for the death of his son and wife" Notice we don't point out that he murdered them just that thier was a death. PC is this where it's going in our more tolerant society?
now your talkin, it isnt always about deterring another dude or whatever, it is about giving people what they deserve. killers deserve to be killed. we owe it to them. i know nobody else agrees with this, but i dont really buy the sanctity of human life argument. human life is only as valubale as we say it is. and i say a human who kills should not be valued at all by the rest of humans. it is in our interest to kill killers. we have no use for them.
I was just thinking about this... person who drives drunk and kills a mother and her daughter... how should he be punished? Death Penalty? Or should capital punishment be reserved for those who intentionally and with malce commit murder? What if that person had 3 prior DWIs... should it be treated different? I dont know how I would feel about it, b/c I have a DWI and had I killed someone, dunno if I feel that I should die, but if someone did it to my family... I may feel differently.
Hate to hear about your incident ecspecially when I consider how many times I could have been in the same situation and was just lucky. Makes you wonder how it works sometimes. Don't know about the multiple offender maybe this person gives up some rights and a bracelet is placed on them with a GPS and the cops have full right to stop and observe him anytime he is in a vehicle. However the intentional killing is a different story.
