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Yes, it was. I am glad my stomach is strong, even though I stopped watching the video soon. But don't be curious. Ok?
And get back to the death penalty topic!

wow that video sounds brutal considering what everybody saying

Well, I am for the death penalty, and seeing that I'm the proposition, all the better.

What I'm worried the opposition might do is hurl retorts on the sanctity of life. And morality. Is it alright, to sentence a person, even a murderer to death?

The sanctity of life? Phoooeey! Their life and soul is no longer protected or clean when they have committed atrocities punishable by the death penalty! Murder? Torture? Unforgivable. These things spoil the sanctity of life and therefore, you can view a murderer or torturer as not a person at all; they're a monster. They're a monster and they deserve to die.

Hmmm...but is it even right to kill someone? Then perhaps the executioner has violated the sanctity of life himself and deserves to be killed? Or the jury perhaps? The judge?

Hmm...I suppose I should argue about the practical reasons...and avoid the touchy issues of morality.

agh we can't all agree! i gotta think bout other side...

are you being hypocritical if you approve this? killing to stop killing

An eye for an eye I say. Believer of the Golden Rule.

And well...the idea has been around for a long long time...look at Hammurabi.

suppose you are a judge and the convict is osama bin laden. you know he has killed a lot of people.

The oppostion might argue that prison is better...but prison warrants escape plans.

I did write an opening paragraph...It went something like...we believe in the death penalty, though it does not show we think it is morally right, though we believe...practicality...blah...blah....

That should cover up any ground on moral issues.

Well, I would definitely agree yes. But I need solid reasons apart from my own whimsical beliefs to crush all opposition arguments.

murder is defined by one human killing another human 8)

i can't really say much opposition to that

If we can euthanize dogs simply because they bit a little girl, isn't it liable to say that we can euthanize (or whatever chemical they use) a human for killing a man? A life for a life, that is. Not to mention, criminals that get out will just go and do whatever they may want. So why not just take them out and get that over with? I don't see why we dont' do it more often.

If we can euthanize dogs simply because they bit a little girl, isn't it liable to say that we can euthanize (or whatever chemical they use) a human for killing a man? A life for a life, that is. Not to mention, criminals that get out will just go and do whatever they may want. So why not just take them out and get that over with? I don't see why we dont' do it more often.

you get life in jail for killing a bald eagle,if it is that bad for killing the eagle then you should get somthing worse for killing a human? yes. if we got all of the prisons in the USA and made a city it would be the bigest city in the world. The USA has a major problem with prisons, alot of people and no room to put them, also if we could kill just 1/3 of the prisoners then we could pay off the national deubt in 10 years