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To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (15643)6/28/2002 12:57:26 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (1) of 21057
 
Though I don't see why killing somebody is more acceptable than torturing them. The 8th Amendment is just some words on a paper, I am asking you if that distinction makes sense to you, and if it does, why?

(1) Because the USSC says lethal injection is not torture? That's an argument you, as an attorney, should appreciate. It's the only one that counts legally, right?

(2) Because the intent in a legal execution is to produce death as quickly and painlessly as possible. The intent in torture is to produce as much pain as possible to achieve a desired, illegal end such as a coerced confession.

OK, you can wake up now. :-)
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