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Tsarnaev Gets Death Penalty

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ANDR01D
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In light of this decision, I wanted to know NS's opinion on the death penalty. Do you think it is justice for those who deserve it? Do you oppose it for fear that innocents will die?

For those of you that would like to read the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/us/dzhokhar-tsarnaev-death-sentence.html?_r=0

Personally, I'd have to say that I'm against it. Who are we to say who lives and who dies?
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May 15 2015 6:13PM
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Lonely
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ANDR01DImmediately thought of this...


*supermax for life
May 18 2015 12:24PM
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averageMIskier
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nutz.wellllll there's definitely a change


Hes dead as can be, but what good does that do for anyone else?
May 18 2015 4:06PM
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ANDR01D
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FunkadelicFor those saying the death penalty is revenge based... I don't care about revenge. I want a penalty that will potentially discourage other individuals from commuting similar heinous acts. IMO the death penalty alone doesn't do that. When the next idiot considers a terrorist act I want him to think "shit that other guy is rotting away in some kind of mental torture for the rest of his life."

Most of these people don't fear death. Make the penalty something they'd fear. I'm fully in favor of lifelong psychological, not physical, torture for these kinds of atrocities.


I agree, especially considering that the route most terrorists have taken for a while is suicide bombing. Death penalty doesn't exactly discourage that.
May 18 2015 4:45PM
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Tinga
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I'm against the death penalty. Killing someone for killing someone doesn't really seem to make things right.
May 18 2015 11:48PM
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Rusticles
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ANDR01DI agree, especially considering that the route most terrorists have taken for a while is suicide bombing. Death penalty doesn't exactly discourage that.


No doubt, A radio station in my hometown had a contest where the contestant had to make it in a cell for a full weekend while the chorus "wake me up when september ends" played on a continuous loop, That would be good punishment for the rest of their lives
May 19 2015 1:10AM
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Casey
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FunkadelicFor those saying the death penalty is revenge based... I don't care about revenge. I want a penalty that will potentially discourage other individuals from commuting similar heinous acts. IMO the death penalty alone doesn't do that. When the next idiot considers a terrorist act I want him to think "shit that other guy is rotting away in some kind of mental torture for the rest of his life."

Most of these people don't fear death. Make the penalty something they'd fear. I'm fully in favor of lifelong psychological, not physical, torture for these kinds of atrocities.


Your solution is to live in a society so savage that it strikes fear into amoral sociopaths? Jesus I hope you don't own pets...
May 19 2015 1:24AM
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Funkadelic
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CaseyYour solution is to live in a society so savage that it strikes fear into amoral sociopaths? Jesus I hope you don't own pets...


Lol my dog loves me thank you. My outlook on dog owning is nothing like my outlook on dealing with sociopaths...
May 19 2015 8:00AM
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