[quote]Originally posted by Yorick:
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Both you and MagiK totally missed the hypothetical nature of my question. Instead of answering the "what if he's innocent" question, you both tried a line of "well he IS guilty.... or should be" That's not the point.
Let me spell it out for you.
Let's pretend that with all the circumstances, this guy has been convicted of a crime he didn't commit.
Say he's put to death, or castrated or any other nonreversible punishment. What then?
What if that were you?
It happens. All Justice systems make mistakes. A wise justice system allows for an miscarriage of justice to be reversed somewhat. With a gaol sentance you cannot give back lost time, but you can give freedom. With chemical castration, you can stop the chemical diet.
With mutilation and death, you cannot reverse anything.
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Yorick..I was not trying to give a serious reply to your supposition of innocence I was making a jest at the sort of government that uses those sort of punishments and has no civil rights for the populace, I was not attacking you or discrediting your post....Peace dude, you are not under attack.
[ 05-24-2002, 11:23 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ]