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Do you think the US will ever execute someone for a crime that does not involve loss of life. Such as petty theft, tax evasion, etc.
Why should I let it go?Need to let this one go.
What???NO-and doing that guarantees far more victims being killed.
Do you think the US will ever execute someone for a crime that does not involve loss of life. Such as petty theft, tax evasion, etc.
It's interesting how the US has wrongfully executed people, but no one seems to care. So basically in America you can get executed for committing no crime at all.
I don't mean treason, I mean things like tax evasion.
So basically we're no better than China.I can only answer the question you actually ask, which I did. They do execute people for crimes not involving the loss of life. If that's not the question you want answered, ask a better question.
What???
It's interesting how the US has wrongfully executed people, but no one seems to care. So basically in America you can get executed for committing no crime at all.
But the public does not make laws. We have no say. Law makers make the laws.Wtf!! Firstly, there are those that care about the death penalty, and its potential for injustice. There are those who do not support the death penalty at all, there are those who support a very limited use of it, and those that think it should be used more. But as one poster pointed out, public support for it is waning. There is a group of attorneys, who's name escapes me at the moment, which has been working, I think basically pro-bono, that since the advent of DNA science have brought for retrial, cases that gave resulted in the reversal of many rulings, and the release of prisoners, possibly some death row prisoners. And there's no end to advocacy groups lobbying against the death penalty and stricter regulations for its use. So when you say "no one seems to care", you poke holes in your own argument, way too broad a brush. There is also by-partisan legislation in the works right now for prison reform.
But the public does not make laws. We have no say. Law makers make the laws.
We have zero say! Only rich people get to run for politics. How does that give us a say. When a truck driver is elected President then we'll actually have a discussion, but until then we are powerless.The electorate would not stand for an elected offical trying to make petty laws have the death penalty. And quite frankly no official in Congress would want petty crimes have the death penelty.
Also you do realize that we do have a say, every two years right, and every day in between. Please think before you post next time.
No, you're wrong. The Republican controlled Congress and Senate will expand the death penalty to non violent crimes. And Obama will sign it into law.
I'll be reporting you to the moderators for that comment.Wut? Are you vying for the "Most Number of Stupid Posts in a Single Day" award?
I'll be reporting you to the moderators for that comment.
How do you think the SCOTUS would feel about the constitutionality of such laws?No, you're wrong. The Republican controlled Congress and Senate will expand the death penalty to non violent crimes. And Obama will sign it into law.
I'll be reporting you to the moderators for that comment.
But the public does not make laws. We have no say. Law makers make the laws.
I'll be reporting you to the moderators for that comment.
We have zero say! Only rich people get to run for politics. How does that give us a say. When a truck driver is elected President then we'll actually have a discussion, but until then we are powerless.
But the public does not make laws. We have no say. Law makers make the laws.
The public does not directly make laws, we elect representatives that are supposed to do what we want them to do. Are you really unaware of how a representative democracy works?
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