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[–] [S] 43 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

What absolutely shitty self-proclaimed Christians btw.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Thou shalt not kill*

    *Some exclusions apply. Lots of exclusions apply. Actually just go ahead, it's okay.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Translation into modern English is "You shall not murder." I'm not using that as a defense here, though, and what qualified as murder then vs. now is a whole other topic.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    If the meaning of the word "murder" is substantially different, your pedantic correction is moot

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Some people equate murder and killing. Some people don't equate murder and killing in self-defense. Some people don't equate government-sanctioned killings as murder - certainly governments don't.

    If you believe any killing is murder, then "Thou shalt not kill" and "You shall not murder" are the same. If you agree with the general consensus, then they are substantially different.

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  • [–] 41 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    If you survive an execution attempt it should be considered cruel and unusual punishment to try again. Obviously you got a pass from the grim reaper, life in prison for you.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 weeks ago

    There have been a bunch of failed executions with the electric chair, it has also been characterized as "cruel and unusual".

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  • [–] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I oppose the death penalty. Not because it's immoral. I think it's fine and good to kill criminals like Tim McVeigh or Dylan Roof. I just don't trust government and courts to be competent enough.

    The State of South Carolina lynched George Stinny, a 14yo boy, in the electric chair. 50 years later, Susan Smith somehow escaped the same fate.

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    Nitrogen is the only way to go. Fast, effective, humane, safe (for others), and efficient.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    But the suffering is the point.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    No, giving up your life is the point. That's what you're sentenced to, losing your time, nothing else.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago*

    I guess she might get that all-female firing squad that she asked for.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    You shouldn’t be able to try again. Execute the Epstein pedophiles government!!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Double jeopardy should play a role here.

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    [–] -1 points 2 weeks ago

    PPV gladiators yet?

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