1/22/2005: Bloody animal sacrifice

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

What I meant was save the hacking off of heads for the people who are a part of your religion or your culture.

Otherwise join the 21st century and shoot them or something.

The US doesn't do firing squads (except perhaps for the military) anymore, but some states still use the electric chair. Europe has no executions at all. If a European commits a crime in the US, should they be immune to the death penalty because it's not part of their culture? Should Catholics be imune to the death penalty because it's against their religion?

[404Error]

You should expect to suffer the same punishments for the crime you commited as anyone in the country you commited it in, regardless of where you hail from or your religious beliefs.

As far as the firing squad goes, two states still authorize it's use. The military does not use it.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by 404Error

You should expect to suffer the same punishments for the crime you commited as anyone in the country you commited it in, regardless of where you hail from or your religious beliefs.

Exactly. The real issue with the hostage killings is the fact that hostages were killed, and not the method.

As far as the firing squad goes, two states still authorize it's use. The military does not use it.

Thanks. Though, with two in my lifetime, it looks like that's on its way out.

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

The US doesn't do firing squads (except perhaps for the military) anymore, but some states still use the electric chair. Europe has no executions at all. If a European commits a crime in the US, should they be immune to the death penalty because it's not part of their culture? Should Catholics be imune to the death penalty because it's against their religion?

Kind of a win-win situation for us when we annex the EU don't you think?

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Should Catholics be imune to the death penalty because it's against their religion?

Catholics pretty much invented the death penalty, and cornered the market on torture at the same time ...

(Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition ...)

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by wolf

Catholics pretty much invented the death penalty, and cornered the market on torture at the same time ...

(Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition ...)

I suspect the death penalty is pre-civilization, never mind pre-Catholic. But the Catholics did supply considerable imagination and innovation to the field, which is probably one of the major reasons they oppose it now.