Quote: I could have made some dough betting on that response
If I could find anyone to take the bait , er bet that is You're nothing if not predictable
In case you missed it: The discussion had turned to those wrongly convicted, which despite your assertions to the contrary do exist; and in disturbing numbers.
Right, and you of course can always be depended upon for something original. Never one to slavishly follow an Amnesty International, pseudo European Green, Jimmy Carter, smug leftist sort of course. You can always be depended upon for completely original thought. I'm sure it is simply coincidence that it is identical to that vast herd of independent thinkers who all think exactly the same as the hosts at MSNBC.
I'm sure you thought your laser like focus on the vanishingly tiny minority of death row inmates about whom there is a scintilla of doubt concerning their guilt (except among diehard activists that is) would sway those of us among the great unwashed ignorant masses so in need of your enlightened guidance. Personally, I'm not that easily convinced. I've heard the arguments before. Sorry to disappoint, I thought they were largely nonsense fifteen years ago when I voted in favor of the death penalty in the legislature and they have gained no legitimacy with time.
The fact that you did not respond to a single one of my arguments (or for that matter, anyone else's), and instead gave me your standard smug dismissive post, informs me that you are simply outclassed and unable to mount an effective counter argument. I find that to be quite common among those who fervently stand up for both the lives of vicious killers and Planned Parenthood. (Hey, YOU brought that into the conversation.)
Yer killin' me, stop!
C'mon Larry, give us some evidence for your assertions that there are no wrongly convicted people on death row. You've been given evidence to the contrary.
And I don't mean opinions from some whack job "think tank".
(See if you can avoid personal insults, it really hurts your image......... )
I was going to leave it alone but apparently the dynamic duo wants another round.
Bill, as usual you make a snarky comment and then get all pissy when responded to in kind. If you can't take it, don't dish it out.
I never said there were no wrongful convictions, I said they were rare. Please allow me to speak for myself.
I must say that it amazes me how people who are so concerned about the welfare of convicted murderers refuse to answer when questioned about the morality of life sentences for murder versus the death penalty when the possibility of wrongful convictions is at least as high. That the number of other convicts and guards killed by murderers with nothing to lose seems to not figure into their thinking at all.
Lastly, it appears to me that their claim that their opposition is based on the possibility of a wrongful conviction is nonsense. If that was the case they would concentrate on those few cases rather than go all out for those about whom there is no doubt of their guilt. If you want to claim some higher morality that requires us to allow vicious killers to live, and often kill again, then simply do so.
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
