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Old 08-26-2010, 12:28 PM  
RazorSharpe
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Originally Posted by sperbonzo View Post
I perfectly understand your point. A convicted killer with 10 years of appeals process behind him being executed in a split second by bullets is EXACTLY the same as a girl that is killed in the street over a period of minutes of being battered slowly to death by a crowd for the crime of not marrying who her family wanted her to marry after a 1 week trial.

Totally the same thing.... You got me there buddy!
Erm, I wasn't comparing the manner in which their sentences were carried out. My point was, while it is barbaric, so is the death sentence. Sure, you guys have evolved to using slightly more humane methods of execution but execution is still barbaric.
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