Death Penalty

[oldmancan]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Definition: \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere
to look through. See {Perspective}.]
1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not
opaque. [Obs.] --Peacham.

2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly
understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure
or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous
statements. ``The purpose is perspicuous.'' --Shak. --
{Per*spic"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ness}, n.


peace omc

edit: I know my dictionry is old ...had it since middle school.

edit: can't spell dictioary without checking one, doh

edit: word book

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by Busyman+19 December 2003 - 00:22--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Busyman @ 19 December 2003 - 00:22)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by J&#39;Pol@18 December 2003 - 23:18
<!--QuoteBegin-Busyman

@19 December 2003 - 00:15
Apologies for not being perspicuous.

Sorry, I&#39;m not entirely sure what you mean.

Could you clarify for an old man,

Apologies again...........easy to understand, clear, comprehensible. [/b][/quote]
Quite ironic then.

[Busyman]

The old dictionaries are the best. The new ones have these crazy new words and descriptive sentences.

..off subject

Irony....ain&#39;t dat sumthin&#39;

[100%]

Costs of the Death Penalty

North Carolina spends &#036;2.16 million more per execution than on a non-death penalty murder case

Florida spends &#036;51 million extra per year on death penalty.

California spends &#036;90 million annually beyond ordinary costs of justice system.

Each death penalty case costs Texas average of &#036;2.3 million.

SOURCE

[Busyman]

Originally posted by Zedaxax@19 December 2003 - 02:33

Costs of the Death Penalty

North Carolina spends &#036;2.16 million more per execution than on a non-death penalty murder case

Florida spends &#036;51 million extra per year on death penalty.

California spends &#036;90 million annually beyond ordinary costs of justice system.

Each death penalty case costs Texas average of &#036;2.3 million.

SOURCE

The flaw with my application, substituting exile for death, is that those costs would most likely remain.
The only saving grace is that exile is a little more palatable to a juror or judge that may have circumscriptions about putting someone to death thus making the case shorter, not as prominent and that, perchance, will save money.

This application could be expanded to certain life sentences as well. For many, being resigned to jail is no problem: three meals a day, shower, shit, and even shave. But hold exile over them and give them that ambiguity of getting their next meal and maybe they will think before slitting that girls throat.

[Evil Gemini]

Originally posted by ilw@18 December 2003 - 23:20
Zap &#39;em all and let god sort &#39;em out I always say.

Exile the vermin away and monitor the island for those trying to escape. If they kill each other, so be it.

Or better yet televise it, people can&#39;t get enough of reality tv these days.

That would be awsome&#33;&#33;

And have guns and Ammo all over the island.

[FatBastard]

I&#39;m for the death penalty if it can be proved beyond any doubt the person was guilty. That arsehole who killed the two little girls in Soham deserves nothing less.

[Evil Gemini]

But woudnt death be an easy way out ?

I would rather get gassed then be in jail for the rest of my life so i think a better punishment would be in jail for the rest of his life.

[Alex H]

What do you think about life in prison, with an option for euthenasia? If you&#39;re sorry for what you&#39;ve done and are ready to make your peace with whoever you need to make it with...

It&#39;s not necessarily an "easy way out" either. I think it could be a fair choice.

And it would be a lot less costly too. Hey, if I was banged up with a "Never To Be Released" sign around my neck I&#39;d off myself just to save the hundrends of thousands of dollars it would cost to imprison me for the next 60 years.

Then again, I&#39;m probable a bit more community minded than many mass murderers...

[ilw]

I would rather get gassed then be in jail for the rest of my life so i think a better punishment would be in jail for the rest of his life.

Hey, if I was banged up with a "Never To Be Released" sign around my neck I&#39;d off myself just to save the hundrends of thousands of dollars it would cost to imprison me for the next 60 years.

jokes or lies ?