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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bela_ghoulashi who wrote (3667)	1/27/2001 5:59:46 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

<<<bland believes that Charles Manson, who is as crazy as anyone bland has ever seen, should be put to death. >>> Bland's "should" looks unassailable, floating up there in outer space.! Actually, Charles Manson "should" be slowly tortured by the relatives of his victims before he's put to death, until he admits he's a little piece of know-nothing sh*t! Bland and E now feel better! But...Bland, executions take place in systems. In our system, the only one where Bland's "should" can operate, there's many a moral slip 'twixt the Manson and the "should." Bland believes or doesn't believe that the the wildly unfair lottery that is our system is an acceptable system in which to kill in Bland's name. Bland cares or doesn't that victims of crime might be saved if resources wasted on the costly death penalty were put where they might not feel as good but did more of it. Bland and only bland can say whether the whole picture in which Bland's "should" is situated is a picture that makes Bland more or less morally comfortable than would imprisoning Manson for the rest of his life. There are many "shoulds" in this world....

To: bela_ghoulashi who wrote (3667)	1/27/2001 6:14:54 PM
From: Greta Mc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Okay, devil's advocate time from someone who supports capital punishment: Charles Manson spent more than half his life behind bars before he was released from prison in the mid to late 1960's. When he was released, he was in his early 30's and he asked to stay in jail. But, this person, who knew little of life beyond jail was released....and we know what happened. Manson was responsible for horrible acts, but everytime I see Manson in an interview, I'm actually glad he's still alive because it reminds me of how the prison system can fail.