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Warpy

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1. I don't know what's worse, desensitizing people to violence by exposing them to

Reply to Rollo (Original post)

Sat Apr 29, 2017, 05:10 PM

Apr 2017

gushing blood, severed heads and twitching torsos or hiding the extreme violence of the state toward the worst citizens by masking it with drugs. Personally, I'd prefer the latter, but only if they chose better drugs.

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The judge calling for a return to the guillotine [View all] Rollo Apr 2017 OP

I don't know what's worse, desensitizing people to violence by exposing them to Warpy Apr 2017 #1

K&R with a thought PJMcK Apr 2017 #2

Yup I agree with the statement you quoted. Egnever Apr 2017 #3

If we were to use the guillotine, the jury would have to look at the defendant and think: LongTomH Apr 2017 #6

I'm with you on this. Pacifist Patriot Apr 2017 #8

Exactly what I said a few days ago ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #4

I wonder how many in favor of this have criticized Ilsa Apr 2017 #5

One is a sex act, the other is jihadists killing people. AngryAmish Apr 2017 #7

How do you not get the comments? angstlessk Apr 2017 #9

I doubt that it would have the desired effect of making more people opposed to cstanleytech Apr 2017 #11

There would be those :-( angstlessk Apr 2017 #12

That was obvious and didn't need further comment, IMO. Ilsa Apr 2017 #13

Ahh yes the "show them the slaughterhouse" method. retrowire Apr 2017 #10

I actually agree. The state shouldn't be allowed to sanitize the killing. WoonTars Apr 2017 #14