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1-15-2008 10:41 AM1090 views
rfnajera says:
Mahmood will tell you, with a smile on his face, that this doesn't happen in Iran.
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2-8-2008 2:39 PM
mickfinn
Surely, although a horrific punishment, the manner of death is irrelevant. The real inhumanity is that capital punishment exists in the first place; as it does not just in Iran and other nations, but in some US states also.
2-8-2008 2:50 PM
willhelm
the manner of death is irrelevant.
They take a woman. They bury her up to her shoulders. They get stones...Not stones that are too small because they will not do enough damage and they cannot be too big because they will kill TOO QUICKLY. They lob and bomabard while yelling accusations and names. The stoning can last quite a long time.

Irrelevant? I think inhumane is more like it. And even though I am not a supporter of the death penalty, I do not find anything inhumane about the way it is carried out in the US.
2-8-2008 10:37 PM
mickfinn
Wilhelm, perhaps I’ve not explained myself correctly.

Stoning is a barbaric and disgusting form of torture leading to
inevitable death and should be condemned for what it is: an abomination.
However, if you're not a supporter of the death penalty how can you find nothing inhumane about the way it's carried out by whatever means in the US?
So, the electric chair, gas chamber and firing squad have largely disappeared, as has hanging, but how comfortable are you with death by lethal injection?

The following is a brief description of an ancient form of execution in England for treason and other serious crimes.

The condemned man would usually be sentenced to the short drop method of hanging ...
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2-8-2008 11:25 PM
dulios
POP POP POP for mickfinn.
2-8-2008 11:55 PM
willhelm
Mickfinn, I do not support the death penalty on the grounds of systemic abuse, fraud, and the potential for human error. On the concept of the death penalty in a "perfect" system I woul be very much in favor. So the idea of it being "inhumane" is not really part of the equation for me as it applies to the methods used in the US.

I hope that answers your question.

Also, mickfinn, thank you for following up this comment
the manner of death is irrelevant.
With another comment that clearly shows the manner not to be so irrelevant. That shows intellectual honesty. Kudos.

2-9-2008 10:54 AM
mickfinn
Willhelm:
I get the feeling we're both on the same side.
2-9-2008 11:10 AM
willhelm
Everyone is on the same side.
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