I totally oppose the death penalty, but for the purpose of this argument it is clearly obvious that the difference in the 'crime' between USA and Iran is quite different. But it allows us to somehow defend the death penalty in the USA simply because it appears 'more just' which is a repugnant argument. The death penalty is wrong regardless of the crime.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Oke, II Sent: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 12:14 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Ahmadinejad is right! I know. I wanted to see if he would admit that he was attempting to compare the punishments for adultery with a capital offense. It's way to do when you try to make the offenses appear to be the same, or least remotely relateable. ::michael > Why bother arguing with this clown? > > The woman is being stoned to death for adultery. Adultery has never been a capital offense in The United States. > > --- On Tue, 9/21/10, Michael Oke, II <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Michael Oke, II <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [OT] Ahmadinejad is right! >> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> >> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:37 PM >> Would it be? Or would it be about >> what she was "convicted" of? >> >> You are right, the murdering of one's citizenry is >> barbaric. Fortunately, >> that isn't why is happening in the US. But you can >> feel free to proclaim >> that it is. Please elaborate on what this woman was >> accused/"convicted" >> of. Hardly will compared with someone that raped and >> murdered a child, will >> it? >> >> And you know that she is the only one on the death roll >> because? It >> actually might be the case since the land that she >> lives/lives in is hardly >> known for their appeals process unlike the US where a >> convicted murderer can >> live out their unnatural lives before their sentence can be >> carried out. >> >> I couldn't begin to tell you the numbers on the US death >> roll as, frankly, >> that number is of no concern to me. You could surely >> do a little research >> and learn what it is though as the US would make such data >> available unlike, >> say Iran. >> >> ::michael >> On Sep 21, 2010 6:08 PM, "Ricardo Araoz" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > On 21/09/10 21:09, Michael Oke, II wrote: >> > > I didn't object to anything although stoning is >> quite a ... >> > The protest would be about the killing. Any society >> that murders it's >> > citizens is barbaric, be it Islamic or Protestant. The >> method is just a >> > little more painful but I understand that some people >> murdered by your >> > country's laws have suffered much more before dying. >> > Besides which, it is interesting to note this woman >> was the only one on >> > death roll in her country. How many people are in >> death's queue in USA? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Post Messages to: [email protected] >> > Subscription M... >> > This message: >> > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] >> > >> > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, >> are the opinions of >> > the author, and do not cons... >> > >> >> >> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- >> multipart/alternative >> text/plain (text body -- kept) >> text/html >> --- >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
