At an Academic Pressure Cooker, a Setback Turns Deadly

Post by hga » Sun, Feb 14, 2010, 12:17 PM UTC

julius_geezer wrote: post #26

maxharris wrote: post #10

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Wrong conclusion. I think that she must have been emotionally scarred by the accident. Did the accident make it easier for her to kill those faculty members yesterday? That's really hard to say. Would it be easier for the former first lady to murder someone because of the deadly car accident she was involved in? I'm inclined to say no.

The Braintree police don't seem to think that it was an accident. To be sure, they seem to be operating on "oral history".

Not much choice when all the official records are "missing" except for one recording it as an accident.

If the reports that 3 rounds were fired are correct, that's some "accident".

Post by anamax » Sun, Feb 14, 2010, 11:00 PM UTC

camccann wrote: post #40

anamax wrote: post #28

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> Because this penalty is irrevocable, and all possible legal systems are fallible, the closest we can get to this ideal is life imprisonment. Life imprisonment is irrevocable. In fact, many "not life" sentences end up being death sentences. Innocents die in prison infirmaries every day. The death chamber, not so much. If you're actually worried about killing innocents, you want more death penalty convictions because…

What you say is an indictment of the inhumanity of the prison system, not an argument in favor of the death penalty.

> What you say is an indictment of the inhumanity of the prison system, not an argument in favor of the death penalty.

I'm not arguing in favor of the death penalty. I'm pointing out that one of the most popular anti-death penalty arguments is crap.

If you like, it's an indictment of the folks who argue against the death penalty because it kills innocents. If they cared about killing innocents, the death chamber is the last place to look.

However, if you're looking to feel good about yourself, have at it.

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