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Originally Posted by jammies
Barbaric punishments don't just affect the criminal, they also set an example of barbarism for the rest of society to emulate. That's why back in the halcyon days of old, bear baiting, dog-fighting, lynching and other cruelties were accepted as nothing out of the ordinary.
The problem with justice is that it cannot make such crimes as if they never were. That should not, however, be licence to indulge in revenge instead.
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As usual with your posts in threads like this, a candle in the darkness that is this hatred-filled message board.
*Cue the people piling on me for defending child molesters. Although this too would of course miss the point. But I've learned to expect that.
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Last edited by evman150; 06-26-2008 at 12:37 AM.
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