On 21/09/10 23:48, geoff wrote: > 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.
Yes Geoff, to your cultural and religious background it is. If I came from a more "advanced" society I would consider your legislation putting people who walk publicly in the nude into jail something weird. Just a cultural difference. Killing people who do not behave according to actual cultural standards, that is barbaric. > 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. > Agree. _______________________________________________ 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.
