Bob wrote:
>
> Perverted adults may try to twist things up in fancy words, but even a
> child could see that it was murder.
>
> If someone stole a dollar from you, would you murder him? For $100?
> $1,000?
Of course not. Not for any amount of money would I murder someone. Kill,
them? Sure. A single dollar can feed a hungry African child for a week - at
least according to that overweight chick on TV. Are you saying a criminal's
life is worth more than a starving child's?
>
> Old Mr. Horn didn't even know for certain what those guys were doing.
> He was not threatened.
He said he was threatened. Nevertheless, a threat is not necessary for the
use of deadly force to be justified. The only thing necessary for evil to
triumph is for good men (old or otherwise) to do nothing.
Joe Horn is getting offers of marriage, people are naming their children
after him, someday his picture may be on a stamp. He's a hero.
> The more the Law allows things like this, the
> more innocent people will be killed (accidentally, or not).
True. But you can't build a house without making sawdust. The loss of a life
here or there is a small price to pay.
> And when
> the State allows capital punishment, it sends the message that a
> person's life is cheap; murder becomes more common. No surprise this
> happened in Texas, where so many have been executed by the State.
>
> Law enforcement officers are very much against this sort of stupid
> vigilantism.
Some are, no doubt. But speaking as an ex-police officer, I can tell you
authoritatively that, among themselves and not for publication, virtually
ALL cops approve of the idea. I made many a call where, if it were up to me,
I'd have loaned the victim my gun.
> Killing burglars doesn't stop other desperate people
> from doing it.
True. It does, however, stop the recently departed from doing it again.
> Innocent people get killed.
Regrettably true. To cut out a cancer, sometimes healthy tissue is
destroyed. You've got to look at the big picture.
>The death penalty does not
> deter crime.
Well, it damn sure stops ONE person from committing more crimes.
>
> The majority of countries around the world have outlawed the death
> penalty. Almost 90%% of the executions in recent years have been in 5
> countries: China, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United
> States. If that makes you proud, you're a sociopath.
I am indifferent in the extreme to the actions of other countries. Almost.
If Mexico had a death penalty, there would be fewer criminals sneaking over
here. Other than that, I don't care what the rest of the world does
regarding the death penalty.
