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Kenneth Smith ‘struggled for life’ for 22 minutes in Alabama nitrogen gas execution: Updates
(www.independent.co.uk)
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Stop executions.
Imagine actually allowing the government to murder people, dumbest thing we ever allowed 🙄
If someone kills your loved one on purpose for no good reason. What do you want to happen to that person?
Right or wrong shouldn't change even if I'm really angry. That's fucking illogical.
Not for them to be killed. I'm not a psycho.
capture, retention, rehabilitation if possible. get over your revenge fantasy.
You've obviously never met an evil person before. Because they exist, and they want nothing but harm done. And I want nothing but death for them.
keep on with that whole "evil" thing, I'm sure you're onto something.
Dude it's been 4 days
I don't check my notifications often
For them to live a long and uncomfortable life faced every day with the consequences of their actions, and removal of their freedom for their act of destroying the freedom of another
Hi kiddo.
My dad came from Belfast. During the troubles one of my cousins was murdered by a protestant foot soldier. He went to jail.
Killing him wouldn't bring my cousin back.
One of mine was murdered. I'm still anti death penalty.
Is the purpose of punishing criminals preventing people from doing crimes or to satisfy someone's revenge fantasies? A state that has the right to kill its own citizens is a state with way too much power.
I'll be that one guy and back you up on this one. Mind you it would probably have to be a "have nothing else left" state, but you bet your damned ass I would find a way to exact revenge.
People in my region voted away the mental health and rehab centers so instead we have very limited rehab options and multiple stabbings from repeat offenders who just get let out again because it doesn't work and we have no resources in containment either. I guess there is more forgiveness in others than I possess seeing as after 10+ assaults and damaging multiple small businesses (no shareholders no crime? /s) this guy is still out and about. Eventually he will kill someone and maybe the family of the victim will shower him with kindness and warmth too.
What about billionaires? Can we at least execute them?
No it isn’t enough. Also what makes you think you can take their wealth? The only way is through guillotines
Well if you want to execute billionaires then I'm not going to stand in your way. But I absolutely oppose having civil courts ordering death sentences.
Lemmy is so fucking dumb. Down voting anyone who says certain guilty people should be killed. Then someone says hey what about billionaires and up votes all over. Like they realized "oh yeah some people are pieces of shit and don't deserve to live with the rest of us" DUH you fucking morons lol
So is that a yes?
Hell yeah fuck billionaires. Execute all of them. I'd be happy and the world would be better off.
Atta boy! That’s the spirit
Hahaha alright lemmy. The death penalty is fine when you deem it's alright. Bunch of hypocrites on this site lmao
Cool story bro.
Not sure why you keep addressing lemmy. Do you think it’s just one person? Have you not figured out that lemmy is full of different people with different opinions?
I know fucking crazy right? Who would have imagined something as crazy as that.
Welcome to the internet guy. First time?
I'm addressing the down voters dude. Is it your first time on the internet. Have you never seen someone refer to Reddit or Twitter or lemmy as a whole? Are you being serious? Because this is pretty common on the internet
Edit: seems like you just didn't know what to say so you changed the topic. The equivalent of a child being wrong and responding with "yeah well you're a stupid face"
That does not sound dumb to me, just like you can't interpret social cues?
No
Welcome to the 21st century, you might want to read up on what's up in most developed countries.
Hang on, I'ma let you finish, but let me finish this comment chain real fast:
Me: No
Someone else: yes
Someone else(2): no
Someone else(3): yes
ad infinitum
No
Yes.
No