I think it demonstrates that capital punishment is not a matter of philosophical debate, so much as legal and political machinations.
The US trying to claim that death is the ultimate penalty for the worst of the worst simply doesn't fit with the idea that Richard Glossip would likely have been released by now had he accepted a plea deal and admitted guilt.
As a man claiming innocence who trusted the legal system to acquit him, it appears he is in effect being executed because folk think he's telling porkies.
I don't think there's any such thing as 'overreacting'. I think it's just a glib expression designed to get people (or ourselves) to suppress our feelings.
I reckon it's more productive to listen to our feelings and seek resolution.
Likewise, blame may perpetuate, or even exacerbate those feelings, whereas understanding may dissipate them.
I'm a great believer in laying your cards on the table and having a bloody good look at them (and shuffling them into a more pleasing order if necessary), rather than sticking them back on the shelf to fester and haunt.
Y'know, my mum had some very odd behaviours resulting from experiencing war time Germany in her formative years. Survival was a day to day touch and go thing. That's not her fault, I don't blame her for her behaviours, but it certainly had an impact upon me.
As children we tend to internalise things and think it's all to do with us. Tracing back helps us understand, shake off self-blame and find new coping strategies when our childhood ones no longer work.
With this post and you previous one about feeling unable to back out of the flight, I'm hearing something about entrapment, or feelings of loss of control.
From historical threads it seems that a greater proportion of women prefer a partner around their own age.
Likewise, over the years I've seen a lot of complaints from women about being contacted by men young enough to be their sons, or old enough to be their fathers.
I wonder if there's a certain amount of social pressure on men to fulfil social roles like sons and fathers. Maybe there's not as much expectation, role models, or behavioural templates for men to fulfil the role of being our equals.
jac_the_gripper Forum Posts (5,363)
RE: Capital punishment should be banned ??
So, if I pinch a loaf of bread because I'm hungry, I should have no human rights?Perhaps you might be a little more specific before deeming someone as having no rights.
And how many did you find who did express remorse?
How does that compare with the number of crimes committed in your source population such that you claim most killers aren't even remorseful?