Submitted by Damos Kniat on
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People may not want to admit it but they think it ... some people deserve to die. What goes on in their heads behind this thinking? Real life. Consider the following:
Yes, some people definitely deserve to die, and, yes, because of our basic right to form an opinion and voice it, we do have the right to condemn the death penalty, just as much as we have the right to support it (and I do support it).
I’m going to hereby make an appeal to both your emotions and logic.
During the wayward years of my voyage towards adulthood (the coming-of-age period of time that we all must trudge through as we learn about the world through various, sometimes harsh means), I lived on the streets for some time and have encountered utter sleaze, psychopathy, scum, and all sorts of insidious characters and traits that should drive the most liberal and idealistic of people to think twice about condemning the death penalty.
Remember our man Charles Bronson righteously kicking ass in the blockbusting Death Wish series? The character he plays is the result of being a once-liberal victim of crime who used to give hugs to all of humanity only to become a vigilante who has finally realized that humanity isn’t all that great in certain cases (to put it lightly—euphemistically as “politically correct” cowards who confine themselves in their bedrooms and cafes like to say).
In short, before you condemn the death penalty, try experiencing what it’s like to be systematically molested, manipulated, beaten up, ripped off, and so on. Try to face the lack of a true conscience and tell me what it’s like to experience the consequent, heart-wrenching mix of bafflement and fright—you just wouldn’t be able to fathom that there are people with no conscience as, even worse, you collapse to your shaking knees under the weight of humiliation, your crumbling manhood (or womanhood), shame, and a newfound lust for revenge that you just can’t quite quench because your conscience tugs on the reins that jerk you away from action, making you further question your past, your, reputation, and your level of self-respect (or lack thereof). Try to hold a staring contest with Satan and get back to me on how you feel. You’ll probably consider buying a gun as many of us should, especially in neighborhoods teeming with neanderthals who don’t give a fuck about anything but their next “lick”—their next scheme to make a buck. Thank God for the “Stand Your Ground” law.
Alright, I’m done crying. Now, here are some logical reasons for why we should support the death penalty:
There are no limits on the heinousness of crime—therefore, there should be no limits on the severity of punishment.
From a logistical standpoint, the death penalty cuts short all the time and money spent on feeding and housing some piece of shit. It really isn’t as costly as some say it is. On request, I’ll provide some statistics t that I’ll cull from an A+ essay I wrote in defense of capital punishment (therefore, please avoid being a wiseass before running your “humane” mouth).
From a utilitarian standpoint that prioritizes efficiency and frugality, depopulation is a good thing in 2017, and we must weed out all the deadbeat criminals who take lives, money, and other resources from society (and hopefully do it in a cost-effective manner with little red tape in the way). Of course, however, this would only weed out a (thankfully) small portion of the population; I just felt like being an asshole by cynically pointing out today’s overpopulation problem (so, I don’t wanna hear it).
Cruel? Irrational? Anger issues? “Hey, I’m a liberal relativist, and ‘morals’ ultimately mean nothing to other creeds and cultures!’ What are they anyway?!”
Go f*ck yourself. Hit the streets of New York and get back to me.
In conclusion: we’re only human, so we must weigh all our choices with not just pure “reason” that our society, whose new, oppressive faith is called “science,” but also weigh them with our hearts and intuition.
Thank you.
Max Gromov
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