Abortion & Capital Punishment

[Witling]

To generalize, it's always irritated me that "conservative Republicans" think the death penalty is OK but abortion is not. "Liberal Democrats" think that abortion is OK but capital punishment is not.

Think about it.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

It bothers me too. Life is sacred, unless we judge it not to be.

 

[0roo0roo]

universal health care? would seem like part of the so called "culture of life" hahaha.

republicans just care that you get born, thats where the care ends.

bush put to death so many people in texas it was amazing.

 

[burnedout]

Originally posted by: Whitling
To generalize, it's always irritated me that "conservative Republicans" think the death penalty is OK but abortion is not. "Liberal Democrats" think that abortion is OK but capital punishment is not.

Think about it.

What's the definition of someone who thinks both capital punishment and abortion are OK?

 

[Witling]

Question:"What's the definition of someone who thinks both capital punishment and abortion are OK?"


Answer: "Hardened."

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: Gonad the Barbarian
It bothers me too. Life is sacred, unless we judge it not to be.

EXACTLY! Life is sacred. When someone becomes a destroyer of life, they should be removed from this world to 1) rid the world of them and thereby protect life and 2) deter others who might become destroyers of life.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

I never figured HOP would advocate offing POTUS.

 

[DealMonkey]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: Gonad the Barbarian
It bothers me too. Life is sacred, unless we judge it not to be.

EXACTLY! Life is sacred. When someone becomes a destroyer of life, they should be removed from this world to 1) rid the world of them and thereby protect life and 2) deter others who might become destroyers of life.

Right, in order to serve justice on someone who has killed, we must kill them. What about soldiers who kill? Where's the logic in your statement? I mean, can you come up with a consistant rule? Either it's sacred and you don't kill under any circumstances, or you're just fooling yourself.

 

[DealMonkey]

dp. Grrrr.

 

[daniel1113]

Killing and murder are not the same.

The debate is what constitutes killing and what constitutes murder.

Surely not all killing is murder, otherwise those that kill another human in the process of defending themselves would be murderers.

Similarly, the average person would not consider a soldier in war, defending a country, to be a murderer.

Killing can be justified... murder cannot.

 

[DealMonkey]

dp

 

[DealMonkey]

Originally posted by: daniel1113
Killing and murder are not the same.

The debate is what constitutes killing and what constitutes murder.

Surely not all killing is murder, otherwise those that kill another human in the process of defending themselves would be murderers.

Similarly, the average person would not consider a soldier in war, defending a country, to be a murderer.

Killing can be justified... murder cannot.

I think it's a matter of perspective and opinion. I personally don't believe there is any difference as the end result in both is the same: the target is dead. How you get there is irrelevant in my opinion. I think there exists a very narrow escape clause for killing: When it absolutely is required in order to defend your life or the lives of your family or loved ones. Sometimes you have to defend yourself from imminent threats. That's understandable.

And NO, my escape clause does NOT apply to the war in Iraq