[QUOTE=Left Shoe;13582615]you cant be serious, the death penalty shouldnt be enjoyable, but it definitley shuld be excruciatingly painful[/QUOTE]

There aren't as many scary thoughts as knowing you're going to die and you being totally happy about it.

[QUOTE=Pluperfect_Arson;13582619]Police shootings always happen here. They died on the line of duty. Granted, that sucks for them, but it can happen within their job.

I was talking about major news that everyone and their mother know about. School shootings, as far as I know, don't happen in Canada, so, when that shooting happened over at that college in Montreal, it was an extremely big deal.[/QUOTE]

What about the serial killer murdering the prostitutes and feeding them to pigs? It happens, and they're are people up here that would get the death penalty in the States. It just doesn't happen as often, because of our low population.

[QUOTE=Radiobass81;13582612]Phil: They actually sued the government for that. Someone died, and their family sued because they were aware that their loved one could feel the pain.

Something like that. I think. My memory is iffy.[/QUOTE]

yeah i remember reading that case. there are even weirder ones though. like the case of the electric chair

In 1946 Willie Francis was strapped to the chair; the first shock to knock him unconscious was administered. He didn’t fall out of consciousness though, he screamed in pain while they tried to fix the chair. Later they found out an intoxicated person had set up the chair for this execution. Francis’s lawyers took the case to court and said that even though Francis had not died he had been executed; the court dismissed this case and Francis had to go back to the chair (Wikipedia 2).

Wow, that should have been horrible.

[QUOTE=Radiobass81;13582638]There aren't as many scary thoughts as knowing you're going to die and you being totally happy about it.[/QUOTE]

yeah, but once that heroin hits and all of your ability to feel pelasure are turned on a thousand times over, you probably wont care too much

[QUOTE=BenJammin;13582617]I hope so. :upset:

My brain is fried after spending the last 3 days writing a paper on Epictetus and his silly conceptions about unhappiness and how best to remedy it.[/QUOTE]

Oh Ben, I hope you have a good Christmas.

Why can't we all just get along!

Because I wish it.

[QUOTE=progmegood;13582644]What about the serial killer murdering the prostitutes and feeding them to pigs? It happens, and they're are people up here that would get the death penalty in the States. It just doesn't happen as often, because of our low population.[/QUOTE]

I actually find that first sentence rather funny... :amaze:

There are plenty of serial killers that have done worse than that. Now, I am not saying that isn't horrible of him to do because it is, but there has been much, much worse in the realm of serial killers.

Also, I didn't want to turn this into an argument because, quite frankly, it isn't really something that needed to be argued over.

I realise that the absence of a ":p" face after my statement about Canadians not doing anything bad enough to warrant the death penatly caused this.

Anyway, I was aiming at just the stuff that makes international news, and not really the national news of Canada.

Let us continue to think that you Canadians are lovely, peaceful people. :p

do we really need to end violence with more violence? thats my thoughts on the death penalty, while yes its financially necessary, it shuolndt be a vacation or a trip through hell

Yay!

[QUOTE=Radiobass81;13582664]Wow, that should have been horrible.[/QUOTE]

probably one of my worst nightmares

[QUOTE=Left Shoe;13582719]do we really need to end violence with more violence? thats my thoughts on the death penalty, while yes its financially necessary, it shuolndt be a vacation or a trip through hell[/QUOTE]

Honestly, I think they should just do something simple and quick if anything. Or just allow them to commit suicide. :amaze:

[QUOTE=progmegood;13582674]Oh Ben, I hope you have a good Christmas.[/QUOTE]

Me too, Jesse.

Now I only have 4 papers to go.

1 8-10 page short story for my science fiction class

1 10 page paper for my science and religion class

1 5 page paper for my literary analysis class

1 5 paper paper for philosophy

And then I can get extremely, destructively, drunk. :)

[QUOTE=Pluperfect_Arson;13582710]I actually find that first sentence rather funny... :amaze:

There are plenty of serial killers that have done worse than that. Now, I am not saying that isn't horrible of him to do because it is, but there has been much, much worse in the realm of serial killers.

Also, I didn't want to turn this into an argument because, quite frankly, it isn't really something that needed to be argued over.

I realise that the absence of a ":p" face after my statement about Canadians not doing anything bad enough to warrant the death penatly caused this.

Anyway, I was aiming at just the stuff that makes international news, and not really the national news of Canada.

Let us continue to think that you Canadians are lovely, peaceful people. :p[/QUOTE]

That's it. I've had it.


You are banished forthwith from the kingdom of Rohan!

er...MX.
lawl.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;13582745]Me too, Jesse.

Now I only have 4 papers to go.

1 8-10 page short story for my science fiction class

1 10 page paper for my science and religion class

1 5 page paper for my literary analysis class

1 5 paper paper for philosophy

And then I can get extremely, destructively, drunk. :)[/QUOTE]



:chug:

Science and religion class?

[QUOTE=Pluperfect_Arson;13582743]Honestly, I think they should just do something simple and quick if anything. Or just allow them to commit suicide. :amaze:[/QUOTE]

what do you have in mind? (im ignoring the suicide comment, that would way dificult)

[QUOTE=Akira;13582766]Science and religion class?[/QUOTE]

Yeah. The full name of it is "Science and Technology Studies 2513: A Contemporary Perspective on Science and Religion."

[QUOTE=progmegood;13582761]:chug:[/QUOTE]

That doesn't even begin to describe it.

My staff Christmas party is the first weekend in December.

I'm going to get down at least 4 beer during supper.

And then I'm hitting the hard liquor.

I'll take a pint of tequila and a pint of vodka and by 10:30p.m., if I know left from right, it will be a miracle.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;13582777]Yeah. The full name of it is "Science and Technology Studies 2513: A Contemporary Perspective on Science and Religion."[/QUOTE]

Umm, what's it about?
Science is sort of the antithesis of religion.

Do they make a 6 string Cort Curbow?

[QUOTE=progmegood;13582751]That's it. I've had it.


You are banished forthwith from the kingdom of Rohan!

er...MX.
lawl.[/QUOTE]

You want to take this outside? :angry:

[QUOTE=Left Shoe;13582774]what do you have in mind? (im ignoring the suicide comment, that would way dificult)[/QUOTE]

Say a bullet to the head or something to that extent. Hell, even hanging them upside-down and slitting their throat in a kosher manner would be cheaper.

[QUOTE=User Name;13582796]Do they make a 6 string Cort Curbow?[/QUOTE]

Yes, but I don't recall if they are still in production or not.

[QUOTE=Pluperfect_Arson;13582799]You want to take this outside? :angry:[/QUOTE]

Then its settled! Fight to the death, 5:30 at the playground. Loser gets choice of either lethal injection or being strangled by a guy in a barney outfit.

[QUOTE=User Name;13582796]Do they make a 6 string Cort Curbow?[/QUOTE]

Indeed. Havic had one, I think.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;13582789]That doesn't even begin to describe it.

My staff Christmas party is the first weekend in December.

I'm going to get down at least 4 beer during supper.

And then I'm hitting the hard liquor.

I'll take a pint of tequila and a pint of vodka and by 10:30p.m., if I know left from right, it will be a miracle.[/QUOTE]
I wish I could be there.

I just noticed your picture on Myspace has changed:

Cutie!

[QUOTE=Akira;13582795]Umm, what's it about?
Science is sort of the antithesis of religion.[/QUOTE]

Haha, that's the whole point of the course. We're examing different major world religions and their views on science. There are a lot of people who actually believe science and religion to be totally compatible. Others see them as being separate entities who don't really deal with each other directly, but are complementary.

[QUOTE=Pluperfect_Arson;13582799]Say a bullet to the head or something to that extent. Hell, even hanging them upside-down and slitting their throat in a kosher manner would be cheaper.[/QUOTE]

thatll definitley go over well, death sentences these days need to be a bit more modern otherwise they suffer the chance of someone accusing them of being old fashioned

[QUOTE=progmegood;13582812]I wish I could be there.

I just noticed your picture on Myspace has changed:

Cutie![/QUOTE]

<3

Yeah... to borrow a friend of mine's expression: it's gonna be a s[size=2]hitshow[/size]. :D

In some US states they give the choice of firing squad.