Quote from: Tausami on February 04, 2014, 02:53:58 PMQuote from: spank86 on February 04, 2014, 07:58:58 AMQuote from: Tausami on February 03, 2014, 10:30:35 PMEDIT: what Saddam said. The death penalty hasn't been shown to actually influence criminal's behavior in any way.from what I remember it HAS been shown to influence a juries behaviour, in states where there's a mandatory death sentence for certain crimes juries are less likely to convict for those crimes.I suspect that in the type of situation I'm talking about, this wouldn't be a problem.What would you do if you believed all life is sacred and any killing is wrong (and that two wrongs don't make a right).Let the guy go free or be directly responsible for his execution...It's an issue, although I'm not sure if there's an option to get out of jury duty in those states if you don't feel you could ever support the death penalty.
Quote from: spank86 on February 04, 2014, 07:58:58 AMQuote from: Tausami on February 03, 2014, 10:30:35 PMEDIT: what Saddam said. The death penalty hasn't been shown to actually influence criminal's behavior in any way.from what I remember it HAS been shown to influence a juries behaviour, in states where there's a mandatory death sentence for certain crimes juries are less likely to convict for those crimes.I suspect that in the type of situation I'm talking about, this wouldn't be a problem.
Quote from: Tausami on February 03, 2014, 10:30:35 PMEDIT: what Saddam said. The death penalty hasn't been shown to actually influence criminal's behavior in any way.from what I remember it HAS been shown to influence a juries behaviour, in states where there's a mandatory death sentence for certain crimes juries are less likely to convict for those crimes.
EDIT: what Saddam said. The death penalty hasn't been shown to actually influence criminal's behavior in any way.
That's how far the horizon is, not how far you can see.
How do you know you weren't literally given metaphorical wings?
She will not be in prison again.
Why, she's a convicted killer?
If we are not speculating then we must assume
Anyone else have a weird attraction to Amanda Knox? Guilty or not.
Quote from: Ghost of V on March 10, 2014, 08:01:27 PMAnyone else have a weird attraction to Amanda Knox? Guilty or not. Way ahead of you.http://forum.tfes.org/index.php?topic=764.msg16903#msg16903Only for me, her being guilty is the turn on. I lost interest when she got off.
A court of law doesn't seem to agree with you.
http://www.examiner.com/article/amanda-knox-coroner-meredith-kercher-unlawfully-killed-coroner-rulesWho would have guessed? It turns out that Meredith Kercher was in fact unlawfully killed!This changes everything!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/27/italian-high-court-overturns-amanda-knox-murder-conviction/Justice has prevailed!