If thats the case, then why are you pissed off about your brother getting a raw deal? Just tell him whatever. :)

its true ..

we have precious little time with our kids .. which is why you try hard to build a good base - enforce and reinforce (by example) positive values.

that means a lot of quality time ... and yeah - smothering them often has the exact opposite effect you're looking for.

its scary as hell .. you know your kid will find his own path but you hope that he agrees with your positive message and sticks with it for the most part.

i hope by the time my kids friends take over as the major influence - he'll have the right tools to have picked the right friends..

whatever :)

There you go :D

I haven't read all of this thread, so I'll just offer my thoughts on the original post. Personally, I think that it all depends on the severity and circumstances of the crime. A cold blooded murderer is unlikely to garner any sympathy in my book. Someone who commits a "crime of passion" on the other hand, may be given some leeway, again depending on the exact circumstances.

Child molestors, however... Kill them. Public hanging.

I's hard to say how I feel about the death penalty. Since it has been in use in my country since I was born I don't have a lot of experience with it.

But I do find it odd, how in America they execute people in so many different ways, and with an audience, sometimes the judge will choose a method of death he thinks will be most tormenting.

I don't see a huge difference to tis mentality and that of someone who killed without being employed by the state.

Revenge is supposed to be bitter sweet..
I know that if anybody was to hurt any of my children ..then i wouldn't
hesitate in seeking justice myself..
but when it comes to personal issues ..like losing a partner to betrayal..
i wouldn't stoop to that level..
would just easily lick my wounds and carry on

you dont see the difference between someone killing an innocent person for passion or profit vs someone being killed because they they killed an innocent person ??

if a wild dangerous homicidal animal got in your house - would you try to trap it in a cup and shoo it out the front door ?

I do see that they are different, one is organised by the government and carried out under supervision, the other , well who knows?

But my point is that capital punishment is pretty twisted itself.

i admit my instict for revenge isnt very holistic .. but i still believe in permanently removing the threat.