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death penalty and parole for convicted murderers

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@Lexi

no, I do not believe that death penalty is retribution
neither is it revenge
it is justice
if you are the aggrieved party and you kill in return, that will be revenge
if you leave it to the courts of law, it is justice (assumption is it is not a kangaroo court)
if you do it yourself, it is revenge

no, death penalty will not lead to zero murder
that is wishful thinking
we are a fallen race (mankind), there will be lust, murder, lies…covetousness
but the death penalty will serve as a deterrent to a certain extent, that is all we can hope
but at least the aggrieved party gets justice

cannot understand why 50 executions will make our society less civilized?
50 more murders without justice will make us more progressive?
Warped logic

Someone asked…would the death sentence bring back the dead?
Of course not
But justice would have been served
Posted by platypus1900, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 9:26:19 PM
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Belly,
The lady's name was Viginia Morse and the rapists/murderers were Trump and Baker. They tied her up, ravaged and tortured her for a week, then cut her throat. Such perpetrators do not deserve to exist and we should not bear the cost of keeping them. Trump and Baker have applied for parole at least once .

similar case to two young teens on coast near NSW/Vic border. Collins was one girls name. They were slain after days of torture.

I would inject them and leave them for the crows to pick.
Posted by Banjo, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 10:19:17 PM
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Dear Platypus,

"There is a higher court than courts of justice
and that is the court of conscience.
It supercedes all other courts."

(Mahatma Gandhi).

And -

"... Justice that the law gives is a punishment."
Posted by Lexi, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 10:39:06 PM
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Lexi my sweet, I find it rather hard to believe that once the death penalty has been applied that that particular murderer will kill again. I expect nothing more than the elimination of said murderer, not to prevent others becoming murderers.

I believe in applying it also for rape with violence. I have no faith in parole boards to get it right more than on the odd occasion. They are all too likely, to let offenders out to offend again. As with the recent case in Melbourne, there was every reason to believe that murdered was going to reoffend. He should never have been let out, & the only way to be sure these people won't be, is to put them down.

The problem may be due to the arrogance of physiologists, who want to believe their brand of hocus pocus is actually a science. Well it sure isn't, & it is time we put them to something useful, like sweeping streets, & put the murderers down.

Just the death of one innocent citizen justifies the death penalty in my opinion.
Posted by Hasbeen, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 11:57:29 PM
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"There is a higher court than courts of justice
and that is the court of conscience.
It supercedes all other courts."

(Mahatma Gandhi).
Lexi,
Oh all that philosophical warm'n fuzzy stuff. And how did Gandhi & his daughter & grandson end up ?
What's the point of having a Law when the enforcers are crook ?
Punishment is an essential ingredient for any society. Without punishment you get what we have now.
Posted by individual, Wednesday, 14 August 2013 7:10:10 AM
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Anyone who takes another life, with intent, in cold blood and, with witnesses like the officer, or the officer Erwin, shot in cold blood in Caboolture has chosen to forego any right they may have had, including the right to continue living, BUT, simply relying on the likes DNA is not sufficient evidence for the death sentence.

It must be indisputable.
Posted by rehctub, Wednesday, 14 August 2013 7:13:28 AM
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