Death Penalty

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Do you support the death penalty

Yes
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24%
No, Not anywhere in the world
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Not in Australia, but i respect the right of other countries to enforce it.
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Re: Death Penalty

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Booney wrote:
scoob wrote:The death penalty isn't a deterrent..... :lol: :lol: :lol:


To simplify it as you need it to be, if the death penalty was a deterrent then states/countries with the death penalty should have zero % crime rates. Would you agree?


Many have tried to survey the crims that have been executed to see whether they would re-offend but unfortunately none responded because they were ... well ... faarking dead.
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Yeah its a lasting side effect.
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Booney wrote:
scoob wrote:The death penalty isn't a deterrent..... :lol: :lol: :lol:


To simplify it as you need it to be, if the death penalty was a deterrent then states/countries with the death penalty should have zero % crime rates. Would you agree?

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On a side note, I think that more minimum security prisons / detention centres built in arid locations where criminals have offended two or three times with smaller crimes ( I'll say small time drug dealers, thieves etc ) are incarcerated for 2-3 months upon a second offence to give them a "taste"* of jail could be a deterrent.

Here, spend 3 months out the back of Innaminka and see if this type of lifestyle suits you, if not, clean your act up or the next time it'll be three years.

The amount of insignificant, trivial "penalties" handed out to small time criminals (who would seem bound for bigger crimes/offences) are simply laughable. No wonder they become repeat offenders.


Let me simplify it for you... as you seem to need it to be dumb down a bit.... If the punishment for speeding is the death penalty would you speed?
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People would still speed.
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Q. wrote:People would still speed.


Maybe, but I'm sure less people would speed - if they did and got caught they wouldn't do it again.
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scoob wrote:
Q. wrote:People would still speed.


Maybe, but I'm sure less people would speed - if they did and got caught they wouldn't do it again.


Scoob the USA kills more of its citizens than any other country and its jails and death row are full!! DETERRENT?
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shoe boy wrote:
scoob wrote:
Q. wrote:People would still speed.


Maybe, but I'm sure less people would speed - if they did and got caught they wouldn't do it again.


Scoob the USA kills more of its citizens than any other country and its jails and death row are full!! DETERRENT?

Thats because there are lots of dickheads in the USA.
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tigerpie wrote:
shoe boy wrote:
scoob wrote:
Q. wrote:People would still speed.

Maybe, but I'm sure less people would speed - if they did and got caught they wouldn't do it again.

Scoob the USA kills more of its citizens than any other country and its jails and death row are full!! DETERRENT?

Thats because there are lots of dickheads in the USA.


A few in Australia, too. ;)
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shoe boy wrote:
scoob wrote:
Q. wrote:People would still speed.

Maybe, but I'm sure less people would speed - if they did and got caught they wouldn't do it again.

Scoob the USA kills more of its citizens than any other country and its jails and death row are full!! DETERRENT?


Scoob?
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Booney wrote:
shoe boy wrote:
scoob wrote:
Q. wrote:People would still speed.

Maybe, but I'm sure less people would speed - if they did and got caught they wouldn't do it again.

Scoob the USA kills more of its citizens than any other country and its jails and death row are full!! DETERRENT?


Scoob?


Booney?
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come on guys, at least be clever with your insults :D
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shoe boy wrote:
scoob wrote:
Q. wrote:People would still speed.


Maybe, but I'm sure less people would speed - if they did and got caught they wouldn't do it again.


Scoob the USA kills more of its citizens than any other country and its jails and death row are full!! DETERRENT?


I'll try again.

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Covering old ground... again I ask you this :

Let me simplify it for you... as you seem to need it to be dumb down a bit.... If the punishment for speeding is the death penalty would you speed?

I won't worry about typing it slow for you.
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People would still speed.
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people are motivated by lots of things - greed, desperation, jealousy, anger, and many other things. when you are in an emotional or desperate state, the severity of the punishment is nowhere near the forefront of your mind.
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Q. wrote:People would still speed.


Maybe, but I'm sure less people would speed - if they did and got caught they wouldn't do it again.
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scoob wrote: Let me simplify it for you... as you seem to need it to be dumb down a bit.... If the punishment for speeding is the death penalty would you speed?

Realistically. there is no way a death penalty for speeding would become a reality.
I'd certainly be on the streets protesting the idea if it were mooted seriously.

By contrast, while I wouldn't vote for a death penalty for crimes like murder, I probably wouldn't be out on the streets protesting against the idea either.
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Psyber wrote:
scoob wrote: Let me simplify it for you... as you seem to need it to be dumb down a bit.... If the punishment for speeding is the death penalty would you speed?

Realistically. there is no way a death penalty for speeding would become a reality.
I'd certainly be on the streets protesting the idea if it were mooted seriously.

By contrast, while I wouldn't vote for a death penalty for crimes like murder, I probably wouldn't be out on the streets protesting against the idea either.

if they can put you down for speeding, i dont like your chances if you protest ;)
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Psyber wrote:Realistically. there is no way a death penalty for speeding would become a reality.
I'd certainly be on the streets protesting the idea if it were mooted seriously.

By contrast, while I wouldn't vote for a death penalty for crimes like murder, I probably wouldn't be out on the streets protesting against the idea either.


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Roxy the Rat Girl wrote:
Psyber wrote:Realistically. there is no way a death penalty for speeding would become a reality.
I'd certainly be on the streets protesting the idea if it were mooted seriously.

By contrast, while I wouldn't vote for a death penalty for crimes like murder, I probably wouldn't be out on the streets protesting against the idea either.


I couldn't image you on the streets protesting anything Psyber.

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