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06-28-2012, 06:05 PM
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We have to go back, Kate!
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Capital Punishment
An interesting debate from the BBC's Question Time show on capital punishment from about six months ago:
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06-29-2012, 05:50 AM
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A couple of years ago on tv, there was a really interesting documentary, made by an ex-Tory politician, Michael Portillo.
What I liked about it was that it approached the subject from a very different angle to most of what gets on British tv about CP. Portillo has been a lifelong supporter of capital punishment in principle. As well as an examination of capital punihsment as an issue, his aim was to identify the 'perfect' method of execution. In his terms that means the most humane and merciful ending. It's called: How to Kill a Human Being. Here's the opening segment (follow to dah toob for parts 2-6):
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06-29-2012, 05:58 AM
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still says videotape
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We just use missiles from drones, it saves on trials too.
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06-29-2012, 06:02 AM
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We have to go back, Kate!
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Hahahahaha.
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