Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadovax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrba!cadovax!keithd From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Bastille mentality (and moriarty's ? Message-ID: <307@cadovax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 16:28:24 EST Article-I.D.: cadovax.307 Posted: Tue Nov 27 16:28:24 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 19:18:31 EST References: <268@we53.UUCP> <8200039@acf4.UUCP>, <274@spp2.UUCP> Organization: Contel Cado, Torrance, CA Lines: 21 > ...Unless and until our society displays >the discipline to make "life sentences" precisely that, until the >convict dies, I will continue to support the death penalty (not >capital punishment). By the same token, what about a discipline to make the "death penalty" precisely that, as it appears most of them are commuted to "life sentences". > ...However, it seems to me that our >society prefers a death penalty,... > Jeff Hull It dosen't seem to me that at all. If we REALLY preferred the "death penalty" I don't think we would be so squeamish and wishy-washy about it. Keith Doyle {ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!keithd "You'll PAY to know what you REALLY think!"