Tuesday, 28 August 2007

  • You have absolute power in your country for 1 hour; what do you do?

    I don't know why I actually decided to answer one of the featured questions for once but this seemed like an interesting enough question to warrant a response. Anyway, back to the question. If I were given absolute power over the USA for one day I would obolish the death penalty. I know it might sound like a boring or pointless answer since I have absolute power and all and I could do ANYTHING I want but I figured I would keep it reasonable and realistic. My reasoning for abolishing the death penalty, and everyone is entitled to their own opinion so I know I might take some gruff for this but, the reason I would do away with the death penalty is because I feel like it's using the theory of an eye for an eye and I morally believe that to be wrong. No matter how many people a person has killed, killing them will not bring those people back! and now I know people are going to say but these people should suffer as the victims suffered but whose to say they won't. I believe in karma and I believe in a higher power and I believe that these people will be punished or at least made to make right what they have done wrong if not in this life then the next. Who are we to take another persons life in the name of justice? Then we are no better than that person. Just because it would be a legal murder doesn't change the fact it is still indeed a murder!!

       

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Comments (11)

  • kim
    some prisoners are very very dangerous... if they were going to remove the death penalty, then they would also have to guarantee somehow that those people would never leave jail and never have another opportunity to hurt or kill another person.
  • NDM
    I don't agree with the death penalty either but I do believe in keeping them in jail forever.
  • flyy_quotes
    thanks for commenting darling (=
    ♥ flyy_quotes
  • nosillassim
    i would require all children to speak a second language.
  • silentdesperationn
    I totally agree with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole as well. In all honesty I think they suffer more that way anyway. Or at least they are made to think about what they did for a much longer time which in and of itself is punishment. Again just my opinion.
  • PlainXJane

    This is one time when you should be glad to be out of the loop. :)

    Besides, it's mostly whiny pseudo-depressed teenagers. (Which could include some of my friends...)
  • kim
    ryc: I saw it at Best Buy and Office Depot (where I bought it) for the same price $99.99. It is the cheapest Palm - the Zire 22. :) Very much worth the price!!
  • Claudia_cloe8

    i would do the samething!!

    plus, stop abortion!! i hate it when people fight against something so beautiful as a baby!!

    xoxo

    Clau ♥
  • Dewdropsonthegrass

    Hmm, getting rid of the death penalty isn't a terrible way to spend a day. I might also also get rid of some of the ridiculous drugs laws. But neh, we're never gonna get that chance, and I'm not a big fan of idle speculation.
  • sageng

    so right :)
  • cjjc_79605

    That is what love is about. No matter who has done US wrong, physically, mentally or emotionally, we are not here to judge them for that, but to Love the person and omitt their actions. I am not at all offended by your answer to that question, but I am thankful. We ALL deserve a chance at life and a chance to better ourselves. Ranging from Killing to Lying to our parents. One wrong is not greater or lesser than another according to my God. So I have been given a bazillion chances to make right my wrongs, and so will those killers.


    -changing the way the world loves-


    *(^_^)*

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