229566
4339
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This guy's last meal on death row, I am fairly certain what his color of skin is.
Last meal on death row
area42
Two words.... Everlasting Gobstopper
TinyHippo
This is fascinating.
HelenOfTroyKeller
TIL: Death by firing squad is still a thing.
TigerWalt
Not anymore, I think he was the last one.
soze
I was just about to post the same thing. Found the news video of the event. I had no idea.
pancreas
same with the chair. wtf florida.
DoctorTobiasFunkeAnalrapist
Oklahoma and Florida still have firing squads, and a Virginia inmate was executed by the electric chair yesterday.
chiruchi
Wrote the exact same comment. Looks like it was done last in 2010 according to the good old wikipedia.
MafLoic
Say Ricky Ray Rector asked for Kool-Aid and fried chicken. *cross fingers* please don't be black, please don't be black. And BAM... Black.
Faceships
i would KILL for a meal like that..
SirManatee
Thought of the same joke when I saw this. Checked to see if anyone else already posted. +1 to you!
EvilEkips
Yeah, I always do when I think of something. 95% chance it's already been said. The other 5% of the time it's just not funny.
CaptainSalamando
Timothy McVeigh was responsible for the Oklahoma City Bombing, that's how his total is so high.
notsmartenoughtomakeauniquename
Yea, apparently people don't remember that and think he murdered them all personally by hand.
Wakkadude21
Who do I have to kill to get some decent food over here?
TheGovanator
This wins best comment ever
TheGovanator
btw I made an account just to tell you that
RobbStarkKingInTheNorth
Patrick Bateman's would be Sea Urchin ceviche from Dorsia
830rezatdorsia
New York Matinee called it a playful but mysterious little dish
BattlinButler
Yes!
RobbStarkKingInTheNorth
but let's be real. The Bateman will never be caught
W0GAN
Hah, nice! I would have enjoyed it if the film had ended that way. Maybe Dorsia would still decline him.
CFH4DMB
nice one!
jsexton
I'd request a McRib and a Shamrock Shake, because how often are those available at the same time? They could never kill me.
HayleysComet
WHAT'S A SHAMROCK SHAKE!? I'm from Australia...
TacoMcNacho
I think I would rather take the death sentence than have to suffer through a McRib to be honest :D
confusedsquirrel
Waaah? It's so good...tho I do take off the pickles.
PeanutBuddha
I would like your liver, with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft...
fixyourzipper
read it in hannibal's voice. second read: regular speed = worse sound ever. hahahah
GrimaceTheJeffGoldblumOfThisRapStuff
LOL every comment i read was so serious, and then you happened!! +1 for the name, too!
jagecage
If you ask for the guard's liver as a last meal, what do they do? "Sorry man, he asked for it"
Enidaj
Also, pretty cool post, OP.
MeowMeowImACat
If I'm ever on death row, I'm request an All You Can Eat buffet. If I eat slowly enough, they'll never get me.
joancusack
if only you could say the same about the diabeetus
MrFantastic7744
Most places you can only request meals that they can make in the cafeteria at the correctional facility that the person is being held.
carlinabob
How do you know this?? Death row inmate?
MrFantastic7744
Mayyyyybbbeeeeee
MeowMeowImACat
Don't shit on my DREAMS
Bladst
Firing squad? What the fuck Utah!
SolarWinds
Hell, that's how I would choose to be executed.
WhyWolf
Sounds quicker and less painful than frying in an electric chair.
OrCandy
he chose that
whydouwanttoknow
It's disappointing how many people don't know what Timothy McVeigh was responsible for.
theflyingnun
As an Oklahoman, I know exactly what he did. And I want to take a shit on his grave.
basically
Amen, sister.
LadyJedi
Some are probably not Americans. Plus Imgur has some young people on here...
theasiantakingyourjob
does 16 count as young?
LadyJedi
In this instance because this event happened 16 year-olds were born, so most wouldn't recognize the name with the deed.
UncleScab
I would request a huge bowl of soup and a fork.
orp0piru
lol
quantacostacerveza
He should have chosen the Twilight movies, he would look forward to the firiing squad.
visionquest
(1/2)For her last meal she asked for a McRib and a Shamrock Shake. That should buy her a few months.
nogoodkid
I love Raising Hope !
visionquest
(2/2) Those two are almost never available at the same limited time.
Vetinari01
Bulgary? That Deutschland seem right!
Rich1rd
Victor was hung, he was also the last case of the death penalty in Iowa and he was buried with the olive stone in his pocket. Wikipedia!1
fixyourzipper
+1 for first name basis, lol. +0 bc i perved the first three words of your post.
Rich1rd
XD when i wrote it i giggled but the character limit stopped me from changing it
TheGreyBandit
Ricky Ray Rector, the cherry kool-aid detector.
cnsmith
What's Bulgary?!?!?!
gingerlikeaboss
Seriously...thought I was the only one who noticed
DrBarrelRoll
well... Bulgari is a company that makes watches, but I don't know why that would be used there.
DrBarrelRoll
well... Bulgar is a kind of processed wheat, but I don't know why that would be used there.
DrBarrelRoll
well... Bulgaria is a country, but I don't know why that would be used there.
DrBarrelRoll
well... Bulgogi is a korean dish, but I don't know why that would be used there.
TheGreatMizuti
This is probably one of the most deceptively interesting things I've seen on imgur. No sciency quotes, but intriguing nonetheless.
Frontbuttox
xactry
boone1504
There's a book, Meals to Die For. Fascinating stuff, it's like accidental sociology.
goodnewsforpeoplewholovebadnews
It humanizes them. For instance, I smiled at the mint chip ice cream one. That man did horrifying things, but he can still love ice cream.
Ikari66
Glad I wasn't the only one! I d'awwwed at the ice cream... Then saw his crimes. Then I craved mint ice cream.
eloquince
yeah, i wish to get into the minds of people but never take the time to be morbid outside of movies or fiction. fascinating shit
Palmieri
Took the words from my mouth...
Partush
http://1.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/17/61/d71c6ecfa03d5e17a7936e04efa65077.jpg
TalesOfHeresy
This! If i could upvote more, i would! xD
Grayizmo
Interestingly enough i recall this happening in an old episode of CSI
hanyewest
aww you beat me to it!
cnsmith
lol I just saw an episode of CSI Miami where someone did this lol
elrick43
I was just thinking about that episode
Shven
This is the first thing that came to mind when I read the title of this post
meatloafmonkey
This was good..
mexicanleaf420
perfection
huanthewolfhound
Logically, one would think they'd know if the inmate had a peanut allergy. But forget that. +1 for C&H.
DjDuctTape
I lol'd.
ParticiplePangolin
Ironically if he didn't die they'd have to prolong the execution until he was "healthy enough to be killed"...whatever that means.
apsck12
Kind of along the same concept of sterilizing the injection site.
IAlreadyReachedImguriteSoIDontCareAboutMyPointsAnymore
bullet to the head, $.70, job well done
bluejohnnyd
Bullets are expensive where you live.
IAlreadyReachedImguriteSoIDontCareAboutMyPointsAnymore
it's better than 2 million in taxpayers money for some bullshit chemicals
mtotwuoc
Really, all they need is a syringe full of air to cause an air embolism, and the only cost would be the syringe.
TheMostImgurianManInTheWorld
Timothy McVeigh, I like where you head is at... besides the murder
thunderdome
*Murders, Mr President.
IWannaBeTheVeryBest
Murder can refer to the action of murder. So we'll allow it.
thunderdome
My bad.
Partush
Right now, is head is rolling around in some grave, so...
kdeyoung
*Oklahoma City Bombing.
TheMostImgurianManInTheWorld
I am aware. I should have better clarified.
pancreas
I'm not even surprised that a guy who killed 168+ people wanted shit tons of ice cream.
TheGreatMizuti
SOMEbody needs to check their thin privilege! xD Even mathematically that isn't even close to a single shit-ton.
ForTheLoveOfTalosShutUpAndLetsGetThisOverWith
Ah I was thinking the same thing. I'm thinking "okay, he won so far, let's see what the rest got" and nobody beat it.
makesomenoise
Just besides the murder? http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=timothy+mcveigh
eeeeeagle
Ah, fuckin' A. He has my birthday...I'm not sure how I feel about that.
TheGreatMizuti
Give the man a break! xD He only has 140 characters.
klingbolt
inb4 Ricky Ray Rector is black
23overagain
haha my thoughts also.. dident know how to say it nice, ..like you :P
SwiggitySwootyCominForDatBooty
I went there, too, when I read it. Decided to wiki him. My suspicions were confirmed. lol
troublemutt
yeah you did
jsknox
He's officially my hero. Gotta have a sense of humor even when on death row
LadyJedi
I thought that too. This was the only one I really felt bad for....he didn't even eat his pie :(
prtklmn
For my last meal I would try to eat myself to death.
Broducer
Gotta go with with those fishes with the poisonous parts!
girlandcat
GG Death Row Inmate: attempts to answer the age old question on whether you would double in size or disappear entirely.
ProgVet
John Wayne Gacy is a fat asshole.
PrettyPrettyPrincessPeach
As a diabetic, I would like 200 sugar cubes, please.
FionnaAndCake
Laughed SO HARD at this. Thank you for brightening my shitty day.
popculturella
Gacy was on the right track with KFC to that end...
DreamingInsomniac
I'm a coeliac and I decided that long ago that in this circumstance, I would have pizza, bread, pasta and cake. Carpe Diem!
Didyouevertrytohugtheskybehindyourhead
Oh my god! I'm also coeliac and have what I call my 'death row list' of all the foods I can't have. You think you're the only one...
DreamingInsomniac
I have given this some serious thought! No gluten-filled delicacy will be spared!
Didyouevertrytohugtheskybehindyourhead
My list: hot dogs, canoli, pizza, sponge cake, soft warm white bread. And for gluten free bread to be shot by a separate firing squad.
DreamingInsomniac
Oh canoli! I'm Irish &we can't get that over here but I've tried the filling while in NY&drooled over the thought of having the whole thing
IDontKnowWhatYoureTalkingAbout
My grandparents used to frequent the same supper club as John Wayne Gacy. According my grandmother, there was something unsettling about him
tanadarko
I don't know what's much more unsettling then a child-killing clown.
confusedsquirrel
Read IT by Stephen King.
tanadarko
Yeah only this guy was REAL.
WivesWithKnives
My friend's dad was friends with Ted Bundy's brother. The house they used to live in is still in Tacoma by Jubilee.
kaSLOTH
wait, it's in Tacoma? Damn, that's insane.
delonwheels
Maybe they saw some of his art: http://www.museumsyndicate.com/artist.php?artist=475
theincognito
Quickly read that as "stripper club"...
DoomEndures
That's weird. Usually people like that fit in perfectly... that's why it can take so long to find them
IDontKnowWhatYoureTalkingAbout
Who knows? She told me this years after everything came out. All I know is that I never saw her eat KFC ever.
LilyRosemaryAndTheJackOfHearts
Pogo, the Killer Clown, so terrifying.
turnip001
My grandfather met Idi Amin, who was a corporal in the Ugandan army at the time.
NotAmused1001
The child murdering. I bet that was it.
delonwheels
I don't think Gacy was a pedophile. He was into teens and men in their early 20's, right?
Solkir
also the raping. That's not ok either
ProgVet
168 Murders! 168! Can't even begin to fathom...
ThatOneAwesomeGuy
I hate that I posted the same thing and it didnt get any love.
PriceisRightx26
Jaw literally dropped when I read that number. Instantly Google session.
ImageScienceGirl
Omg I just googled him...found out he grew up an hour and a half away from where I did:P
dilbertson
It was a truck bomb.
hoojen25
for those interested http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/m/mcveigh/timothy_mcveigh.htm
rumandbass
I'm going to give you the benefit here...I'm assuming you aren't American if you don't know who McVeigh is.
B1LLc0sby
Timothy McVeigh was responsible for the Oklahoma City Bombing, which prior to 9/11/01 was the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil.
ithinkyourespecial
April 19th! my mom had to tear me away from the TV for my friend's 9th bday party. =/ friend was mad bc we wouldn't stop talking about it
gingerlikeaboss
he blew up a building...
NotFarEnough
One of the first major news stories I was aware of as a child. I guess many Imgurians were too young to remember or not yet born. Dang...
basically
It was before I'd even started school and I still remember hearing the boom from it... we though the trash truck had driven into the house
nocolonstillrollin
I was too young to remember but I still know who he was...some people just don't care about history anymore :/
NightshiftRRT
My friends dad arrested him, so weird being in 5th grade and having it all happen around you.
ConleyBrown
Umm they weren't separate serial murders. Timothy Mcveigh was the oklahoma city bomber...
loshea
And... 19 of those were innocent little children at a day care facility on the 2nd floor of the building he blew up.
icangetyouatoebythreeoclockthisafternoonwithnailpolish
And he still got to choose his last meal.. Sickening
thildemaria
Yeah he shouldn't have had the option to choose.... No death-row prisoners should have the right to choose any-fuckin-thing O.o
maridoos
In 1995 Timothy McVeigh blew up a federal building in Oklahoma City, OK, USA~ killing 168 and injuring hundreds more.
bc26
It's so scary that he grew up 30 mins from where I live.
ProgVet
Didn't know that was his name. Terrible. (Thanks.)
tardusmaximus
Sad that this seems to be forgotten by so many, so soon.
SorryIamnotsorry
Sad that the victims are forgotten. I don't care if that scumbag is.
maridoos
I had that thought at first...then I realized there are people here that aren't old enough to remember, as well as people not from the US.
basically
If anyone's ever in OKC, pop by and visit the memorial. We definitely haven't forgotten.
tardusmaximus
Great point! I can't wait to go see it, thank you.
greencuttlefish
Many of whom were children in a daycare.
theimaginer
19 to be precise :(
zombiequeen394
just dont understand why he was convicted in indiana instead of oklahoma where the 168 murders happened
maridoos
He was charged with Federal crimes in a Federal trial, location was irrelevant. He was convicted in Denver, Co. He was exectued in Indiana.
zombiequeen394
being from OKC it kinda hurts that they didn't give us okies who suffered at his hands the satisfaction of trying him in our state
LilyRosemaryAndTheJackOfHearts
Wait, do you mean that 168 counts of murder = 168 people killed by that man??? I'm not from the USA, so I don't know these terms.
AnarchistAbe
Yes. The Oklahoma City bomber, Timothy McVeigh, killed 168 and injured many more by blowing up a government building.
LilyRosemaryAndTheJackOfHearts
Thank you.
AnarchistAbe
No worries.
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greencuttlefish
19 of whom were children in the buildings daycare.
LilyRosemaryAndTheJackOfHearts
Thank you (awful story).
LadyJedi
Including a bunch of kids...
LilyRosemaryAndTheJackOfHearts
I've read that...horrible.
LadyJedi
I think the death penalty is warranted in a few cases. This was one of them.
LilyRosemaryAndTheJackOfHearts
It was an hideous case.I'm more in favor of life imprisonment, but I see your point.
ElSuperbeardo
Sorry, firing squad? That is still a thing in Utah?
WhiskeyAndCheesePlease
If I remember correctly, they just did away with the firing squad in Texas in the past few years.
huanthewolfhound
One state out there still has hanging on the books. They just don't use it.
qaied
He requested it because of his "Mormon heritage" Also he wanted the state to look bad in time for the 2002 Olympics
r0b0tc0rpse
Firing squad is the most humane way to go. Lethal injection is performed by in experienced techs since docs are forbidden to carry it out.
r0b0tc0rpse
It's a lot easier to get some guards proficient with rifles. Death is nearly instant. Lethal inj paralyzes your diaphragm and you suffocate.
MrBananaBeak
Still technically in use in the US Military.
mynameisjet
pretty sure everyone on death row has the option
shatnerswig
Watch Oz.
HatsAreEssential
Could have been a request. I think there's a town that still lets you pick hanging, too.
jeanvaljavert
and in Washington, i believe. can't recall exactly, but i looked up death penalty by state once...a few still have it.
ViralLola
I think it was a special request based on his religion & I think Utah had an assortment of methods.
DavidRawalia
yes... and in Utah, people commit Bulgary...
Drpurrpurrpurr
It was no longer standard, but he threatened to sue if they wouldn't use it.
CJKnapp
it was by his choice, something to do with blood atonement because of his religion
spiritstrife
Not sure, but I thought I heard about someone requesting to die that way in the past year or so. Probably not the same person though.
IHadAGoodIdeaForAUsernameButIForgot
Lots of things are still things in Utah. Like cavemen hunting dinosaurs and polygamy.
sinkingfeeling
It's cost-effective and humane. No shooter really knows which bullet was real, and it's cheaper than the chair, the chamber or injection.
FatForYou
Still wouldn't wanna be in the squad.
sinkingfeeling
I'm not cool on the death penalty, but if we 'must,' then make it as cheap and painless as possible. LOTR FTW!
bradleyk
Though by tradition, there are 6 shooters but with one gun loaded. His family counted six bullet holes in him.
sinkingfeeling
That...shouldn't be the case. Call me naive, but things like that shouldn't go that way (in a perfect world, there's no death penalty, w/e).
carty64
he requested it, that's the only way you'll get it
qaied
He requested it because of his "Mormon heritage" Also he wanted the state to look bad in time for the 2002 Olympics
villodre
I don't see an execution as a police officer's job. That's a mostly military thing. Anyway, fuck death penalty.
spidermonkeyicecreamboobs
they should still do a firing squad, its the cheapest way. i think its 6 men handed loaded rifles 4 have blanks 2 have live rounds.
Mandaglorian
I'm pretty sure he requested it.
ThisIsMySin
I wouldn't mind firing squad to be honest.
StarkRG
I'd rather a painless death myself...
sirpipthegreat
yeah, i mean, if i had to go... not much classier than a blind fold and a cig.
Qtoy
I've personally always wanted, not a firing squad, platoon, or company, but a firing battalion and only like, 3 guys have blanks.
Qtoy
That or a tank column.
Dogchimp
Hey, they dont always die from letheal injection right away, Illinois had a moriatoruim on executions for a while cause of something
You1OutOfTheGenePool
Electric chair is no better
arcusprotus
The moratorium in IL (now an outright ban) was because dozens had been exonerated from death row in the last 15 years due to DNA evidence.
Dogchimp
The more you know, thanks
EPCOT
If you were convicted before 1999 you got to chose among a number of methods.
imgurneedsmoreestrogen
They got to CHOOSE? My Aunt didn't get to choose when her boyfriend put a fucking bullet in her brain. This shit makes me sick.
welshboy
+1 Agreed. Seemed interesting at first. But after I began to recognize some names..It just started pissing me off.
soob
Chased off a cliff by naked ladies!
StarkRG
DEATH BY SNOO SNOO!
StarkRG
Death by old age?
SurelyNotAWalrus
How humane....
3RsReadingRitingRithmatic
He got to choose the way he went out. I'm sorry but how often does that happen. I think it's kind of nice. Compared to random accident.
MatthewLittle
I was under the impression you were allowed to choose any means that was common practice at some point. Heard this before 1999 though...
avberdy
I'm thinking he/she means a number of methods to be killed...
EPCOT
I mean it wasn't an unlimited list...there were a number of options, like firing squad, electric chair, hanging, injection...
HeyFolks
I can imagine the firing squad being like : OHH YEAH DUDE HE PICKED US. GO GET THE GUNS FROM THE ARMORY WE'LL HAVE A BLAST
ScrumdiddlyumptiousBar
I'm not sure who, but I know one man chose to be hung but his lawyer claimed it was cruel and unusual punishment because the man was (1/2)
ScrumdiddlyumptiousBar
That's about the time they began to rethink letting them choose their execution method. (3/3)
ScrumdiddlyumptiousBar
extremely heavy and the fall required to break his neck would have decapitated him. (2/3)
diddiz
I'd prefer this over injection or frying ...
ghathat
Especially preferred over injection. The procedure isn't executed by trained personal and the sedation would not be enough to sedate a dog.
arusso13
I agree. It's over quick from what I've heard.
You1OutOfTheGenePool
Agreed - provided that your shooters are A) good shots B) not trying to make you suffer
ian2stutz
from what ive been told it is five marksman but only one actually has a round in the chamber, the rest have blanks.
ian2stutz
this is to conceal to the shooters which one is actually killing the man. this way is supposed to be easier on their conciseness.
sianmink
Other way. 4 live rounds, 1 blank. but getting shot in the heart with 4 high power rifles at once is a darn quick way to go.
DynamicMeerkat
I think it's usually the other way around, with one marksman firing a rifle containing a blank. Same concept though - the 'conscience round'
ian2stutz
i think you're right i probably remembered it incorrectly
TigerWalt
If I recall correctly, he was the last one. It was based on an old Mormon theology called blood atonement.
JustOtterlyAwful
Thanks. I was wondering the same thing.
RonSwansonsPyramidofGreatness
absolutely wrong. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/19/us/19death.html?_r=0 inmates were given the choice of guns or needles. He picked gun
TigerWalt
How is that wrong? The article supported the fact that he is the last one up until now. And it's no longer allowed unless grandfathered.
theunclebob
The Mormon theology part is wrong.
TigerWalt
I would say Brigham Young's Journal of Discourses outlines it pretty clearly.
Retro84
Why was the firing squad abolished anyway? Appears much more civilized to me than to be toasted on an electric chair
TigerWalt
I'm guessing lawmakers had some issue with blood being spilt.
TigerWalt
or spilled, i guess, i'm not sure on the correct past tense.
DoctorFrankenstein
I agree, I'd prefer to take a bullet to the head and finish it rather than be restrained and tortured on a chair before dying.
dimmidice
you do realize firing squads have a much higher chance of you surviving the first round right?
DoctorFrankenstein
Even if the person survives the first round, how much time would he suffer until the second finishes him ? 0.32 seconds ?
myjimmiesarerustled
I believe it's because there is a higher chance of surviving/suffering with firing squad compared to chair/injection
RoseTylerKillsDaleks
maybe a firing squad could just be one man to put a bullet in his head...pistol right to the skull.
DoctorFrankenstein
Look up Romel Broom. http://theminaretonline.com/2010/12/08/article15254 1/2
InThatCase
This brings several emotions out of me.
AnImgurianformerlyknownasfuzzylogic
That fucking jail breakfast looked fucking good!
jswizzle1227
mostly hunger for me. i got the munchies like a motherfucker.
ShamrockFury
Hunger?
NotAmused1001
Yeah...this posting made me hungrier than anything else. I'm a bad man.
ShamrockFury
How many people did this guy kill? Oh man, that steak looks amazing.
NotAmused1001
It's amazing how easily I can overlook murder when there's a charred piece of meat in front of me. I bet it smells good too...
martianmarvin
You should read "Le journal d'un condamné" by Victor Hugo.
fhgurlie3000
Commenting so I can remember to look up this book later...
AnarchistAbe
It shouldn't. These are bad men who didn't deserve the "last meal" that they were granted. None of their victims were.
Spacetree
Who cares? They're going to die regardless of what their meal is or who picks it.
boone1504
Society has the right to kill folks like this, but I surely hope society feels remorse over it. You can feel both justified and remorseful.
AnarchistAbe
Fair enough. I can respect that opinion. +1
InThatCase
None of them being remorse for the murderers, its just simply... strange
AnarchistAbe
I don't follow. Are you criticizing me for not having remorse? Or are you criticizing the people who feel sorry for these monsters?
InThatCase
Neither. I'm just gonna tell you to have a tall glass of chill the fuck out.
iusedtodream
many emotions here too. I was sad, even reading their murder counts. A single olive. Oh what a world.
OrangeCarrot
That was actually my emotion. Seeing what this guys had a right to...
OrangeCarrot
*these
AnarchistAbe
Also, I want to extend my appreciation towards you. Seeing all these "we shouldn't kill them" posts makes me sick. +1 for getting the point.
AnarchistAbe
Good on you! I can't believe people defend these monsters and their "rights". You forfeited those when you stole someone else's life.
deathpuppet
Killing someone who killed someone else doesn't bring the victim back. Two wrongs don't make a right. I will just have to disagree.
pancreas
I would expect a comment like that from a guy named anarchistabe
pancreas
wouldn't* i meant wouldn't. you're an asshat, abe
AnarchistAbe
These guys would slit your throat and fuck your corpse. But I agree, let's pay for them to rot in prison for the rest of their lives!
AnarchistAbe
[2] That was sarcasm. They deserve nothing but a slow death. Also, TIL, we are all what our handle indicates! How is it being a pancreas?
pancreas
could you be any more autistic?
AnarchistAbe
That was autistic? lol. You used my username to insinuate that my opinion was less valid. I pointed out the gaping logic hole with that.
IWannaBeTheVeryBest
It should because we should rise above and be civil even when these people can't.
verysimpleusername
I AGREE WITH YOU!
AnarchistAbe
They forfeit their rights the moment they decide to take a life. Civility is reserved for the civilized. Not monsters, but men.
TheGreatMizuti
Then we become monsters as well. This is already sanctioned murder.
AnarchistAbe
Wow. Bravo! You win the "Bleeding Heart Liberal" award for the day!!! Congrats! Do you have some prepared words?
IWannaBeTheVeryBest
They're still people. What does it say about a person who looks at them and falls to their level? Who rises above it?
AnarchistAbe
If I started slaughtering random people on the street, that's falling to their level. Their level is the killing on "innocnent" civilians.
puffsdangerfield
I argue that opinion. Regardless of how horrendous they may have been, we as "innocent" citizens had decided to take their life. 1/2
TracerBulletPI
No, we didn't decide to take their life, THEY decided to take their life when they committed the crimes. Hang them high.
deathpuppet
That is simply untrue. When punishments of different magnitude vary across state borders, who knows if they knew the punishment in store.
TracerBulletPI
Not knowing the punishment is not an excuse.
puffsdangerfield
If you strip away the mercy we give that their victims were denied then what is the true difference between their actions and ours?
puffsdangerfield
Besides, is it not more of a cruel act to delay the execution with pomp and circumstance before disposing of them systematically?
QuizzicalQuestionMarks
I couldn't agree more. I have never been able to fathom the idea that we are showing that killing is wrong by executing people we deem to be
AnarchistAbe
Do you honestly see no difference? Slaughtering a soccer mom and executing John Wayne Gacy are the same in your eyes?
puffsdangerfield
Killing someone is still killing someone, regardless if it's justifiable. How do you justify depravity to answer it? How are you better?
tillyman123
I see his point, it's not that black and white.
Kyleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Two wrongs do not make a right.
AnarchistAbe
But three rights make a left. And killing a killer is justice. Pure, unadulterated justice.
Kyleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
So by that logic, whoever killed these murderers should be killed as well, to make the third "right"
AnarchistAbe
[2] one is sanctioned justice. The other is murder. One is the random act of a psychopath, the other is the end result of a due process.
AnarchistAbe
No. Why don't people get this part??? "Innocent" Civilian > killed by psycho. Psycho > killed by court appointed executioner.