Maybe that is with Australian summer daylight saving (which has now finished)? Because it is only 01:25am in Melbourne right now (00:55am here)...
What a fun idea! But then I'll be too tired to write my essay (for Uni) tomorrow! So I think I need to be a boring student tonight and get my beauty sleep!
Well, Moud, perhaps someone younger and less manly might brighten your party much more, and I'm sure they'll be along presently, but in the meantime I wish you a...
So you prefer pure semantics and irrelevancy to the arguments actually offered?
For any rational, caring person, execution is but legally sanctioned murder. The language (murder) is appropriate to the nature of the punishment, rather than hiding it behind some cloak of civility (execution).
Such a blind adherence (as you display) to any specific "legality" is incredibly dangerous and narrow-minded, and the very foundation of exactly the kind of brutality being discussed.
The people we (well, most of us) consider most highly today would cringe at your words. Ghandi, Mandela et al.
Good on you for passing the buck on to others to argue, Ken, because your arguments were truly abysmal. It's hard to believe you even read my post with any comprehension.
@tatami Why would anyone deny them the chance of proving their rehabilitation? That's what execution does, unfortunately! I am under the impression that they have been observed quite intently, and people (with open eyes) are very impressed with what they have done.
RE: what u think
Wallops and Capri, both your comments are wonderful, and spoke for me too!