Originally Posted by Waggle (Post 9650169)

On the contrary - what we all think about the capital punishment laws is at the very heart of this thread's debate.

Wayne.

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9650173)

Not in Iraq it isn't;)

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9650163)

What people think about laws is what leads them to be adopted in the first place, or subsequently changed. Laws get changed all the time, I would have thought that as a lawyer you would have realised that.

It must be nice to live in a moral vacuum where you dont have any opinions on "right and wrong", although it must make for dull Friday afternoons.

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9650181)

Why, is the universal declaration of human rights different in Iraq:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9650188)

According to Iraqi law it is.

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9650188)

According to Iraqi law it is.

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 9650203)

Yes, the law is immutable. It wasn't wrong to burn women at the stake or drown them because they might be witches because it was the law.

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9650205)

Its a UNIVERSAL declaration, Iraq signed up to the UN articles in 1948.

Same way I reconcile wishing to impose my views with regard to capital punishment on the Americans, the Chinese, the Japanese etc ad nauseum.

It simply wrong to take any human life in cold blood. I sleep fine at night too, (unless shes snoring:unsure:)

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9650140)

I said nothing about criminals. I don't believe one should execute people for stealing a bottle of water but I don't believe there is much amiss with executing those that have killed more than the digits most people have on their hands and feet. Maybe it would be better to simply execute them when they resist capture. Shit, can't do that, been tried and the public outcry was too much.

The old days were much better, then one could gas an entire district without so much as grumble (Hussein not Hitler):huh:

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9650366)

Will you be the one who pulls the lever?

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9650469)

I wouldn't expect anyone to do anything I wouldn't be prepared to do myself, otherwise I would be guitly of Bono Syndrome so, the answer is: yes

Having said that, hanging is a little inhumane, a round to the head would be much better.

Originally Posted by ultrarunner (Post 9650770)

Alright...for all you Bono haters, at least he is out there doing it and raising the awareness. What are others of that elk doing? F'all, unless they have a movie / album coming out. Bill Gates and Melinda also do their bit, and God bless them both. You don't read about Melinda coming out of some fancy restaurant exposing her knickers or t1t$, or walking down some red carpet

http://www.sott.net/image/image/s2/57962/full/bono_.jpg

The guy has swagger and is the king of cool ;)

Originally Posted by ultrarunner (Post 9650770)

What are others of that elk doing?

Originally Posted by Aviator (Post 9650841)

It is actually 'ilk', i.e, 'what others of that ilk are doing' an Elk is a large mammal that looks like a deer!