Originally posted by illadelph12
I'm not one that gets petty over things like spelling Whirly. Don't trip. We're only human.When you grow up surrounded by death like your acquaintance, yes, it will change your outlook. Your acquaintance seems to be a good man, all things considered. Better than me, I'm not too prideful to admit that. I'd want the heads of those that murdered my loved ones. My outlook isn't 'violent' per se, I'm simply not against taking violent measures when necessary.
I'm not an advocate of murder, but I am an advocate of the death penalty in some instances, if that makes sense. I personally feel some situations and crimes merit extreme measures and extreme discipline. Genocide is not by any means an act that can be condoned, and I don't feel a person guilty of participating in the crime is redeemable, so yes, I'd kill them if I had the opportunity. Retaliating against the perpetrators of an act like that with lethal force is in my eyes completely rational. Someone like, say, Milosevic or the Warlords in Sudan shouldn't get a 'trial' in my eyes. Death should be the sentence.
Now, I also feel the same way about other criminals in certain cases, like serial rapists, serial killers, and serial pedophiles. I don't feel they should be given a chance to commit crimes like that again, and I don't feel counselling is a suitable alternative. You can't give their victims back their lives or innocence, so why should the criminal get a second chance at a decent life? Other crimes like say drug related crimes, robbery, etc., I have a diffent view on [I won't elaborate because this could become an essay].
As for me, I'm in the US. I was born in Brooklyn, NY and now reside in Oakland, CA. I've seen and experienced things that have made me cynical, to say the least. Not to the extent of your acquaintance, but I've seen things.
Yes I can summarise your ethnicity and I understand your background pretty well being from an even more maligned minority myself. The travellers (no we ar not some sci fi group lol) just a common racial group in Europe who along with the Jews were gassed by Hitler.
I look at it this waythe one time the death penalty is got wrong makes all the times it was used on the guilty worthless.You can probably summize my ethnicity.
No prob Whirly. It's good to share a lil social discourse in between all the trivial things like fictional comic book characters fighting to the death anyway.
And I fully understand your view, or as to say, I understand as much as someone of a similar but not identical background could. To err is human, no doubt. I think in cases when the death is used you have to be absolutely sure the person accused is actually the guilty party, but if the crime warrants death and the accused is absolutely guilty, they should die. Some acts I just don't feel are redeemable.
Oh, and sorry for going so far off topic Strongbad.
[Side note: I used to play that Tag Team Wrestling game on Sega Master System 24/7.]
I'd worked out you were an adult lol, and I guess you realise I am to and yes I suspect we will disagree a great deal.Still its nice we can do it knowing its not personal or using sad verbal abuse, which goes on to much on message boards imo. I know people on here will mostly never meet, but it pisses me off that some people usually those who cannot string a coherent sentence much less an argument together, make a statement and when its disagreed with cannot justify themselves so they just become abusive. Actually it doesn't piss me of I really feel sorry for them. lol You and I do not fall into that category 🙂