The Deffinition Of Murder

[Zardoz]

I am a little curious.
How do Americans define MURDER?
Murder in the First Degree?

Aren’t the criteria?

Motive, This person has committed a crime we abhor
Means, All the Resources of the State
Opportunity, The person is on DEATH ROW

So all your capital punishments aren't "Punishment" they are MURDER

How dare a Government that MURDERS CHILDREN moralise about TERRORISM

[Ron]

Is this supposed to actually make sense?

[alan36uk]

Thanks Ron I thought I was going mad.
I think he had to much to drink

[Zardoz]

Originally posted by Ron@5 March 2003 - 18:04


Is this supposed to actually make sense?

Of course the murder of children doesn't make sense.
But if you don't know that America has executed minors in Texas under Bush
And now he has got a holier than thou attitude.

[Zardoz]

America is the only Western country that STATE MURDERS CHILDREN

[RPerry]

Sounds a little Anti - American to me, but I'll comment on it anyway without paying attention to that detail.

Capital Punishment exists as a deterent. Yes, Two wrongs do not make a right, however, There must be a suitable punishment to keep others from just deciding to do as they please.

I personally do not like capital punishment, I seem to feel more for the family of the ones who committed the crime, rather than the one being executed though. The one being executed probably deserved it. The Mother, Father, etc of the person are being punished as well, and thats what hurts me.

Despite what others may think about Americans in general, I have not met a person born in my country yet that agrees with everything our government does. We all disagree about a great many things amongst each other, just as some of us on this forum that are from different Countries disagree. Now, doesn't that make us more alike than we would like to think??

[Ron]

Zardoz, I'm not disagreeing with you, because I have no knowledge on this.
But do you have any links that might help me form an opinion on this?

[RPerry]

ummmmm, this topic turned anti-abortion on me????

[alan36uk]

We all bleed the same colour..we are not on this earth forever.
Zardos you sound like you got a chip on your shoulder.
Get over it.We only live once.

[Zardoz]

Originally posted by RPerry@5 March 2003 - 18:18
Sounds a little Anti - American to me, but I'll comment on it anyway without paying attention to that detail.

Capital Punishment exists as a deterent. Yes, Two wrongs do not make a right, however, There must be a suitable punishment to keep others from just deciding to do as they please.

I personally do not like capital punishment, I seem to feel more for the family of the ones who committed the crime, rather than the one being executed though. The one being executed probably deserved it. The Mother, Father, etc of the person are being punished as well, and thats what hurts me.

Despite what others may think about Americans in general, I have not met a person born in my country yet that agrees with everything our government does. We all disagree about a great many things amongst each other, just as some of us on this forum that are from different Countries disagree. Now, doesn't that make us more alike than we would like to think??

The only thing important here is that the deliberate premeditated taking of a life is WRONG. NO mitigating Circumstances