Jesus asks us to forgive our enemies. Besides, life in prison is a death sentence just longer and more painful. Just as long as it's not the "rich guy" prison with the tennis court.
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Yeah read the Old Testament. Death Penalty is permitted.
There is a time to kill and a time to heal is In Ecclesiastes 3.
Killing is not the same as murder. In this case, it's punishment for unspeakable crimes against humanity and children. It is absolutely appropriate here. You can forgive someone, but they still have to face the consequences of their actions here on earth. Sin has earthly consequences. They committed these crimes KNOWING the punishment for it was death. They forfeited their own lives by committing these atrocities.
For example, a robber breaks into your home to steal from you and could harm your family. You have every right to kill that person. They forfeited their life by threatening yours. These people forfeited their lives by taking the lives of innocent people and committing acts of treason against our country.
Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; for it is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a servant of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.
Romans 13:1-7
The laws of our land include the death penalty for the types of crimes these people have committed. They would have nothing to fear if they did good, but they chose to do evil.
Plus you left out the rest of that Bible verse. Christ said he did not ABOLISH the law... He came here to fulfill the law.
Ive always used this. My favorite part, "; for it is a SERVANT OF GOD, AN AVENGER who bring WRATH on the one who practices EVIL"
Woman being stoned for adultery.
exactly.
it takes time effort and money to keep that scum alive in prison.
im more for the, make them realize the pain they caused, then they die. society should not be paying to keep them breathing and fed.
First they should do them like they have done so many Americans and send crumbs occasionally only cardboard boxes on the cement to live like they made so many then finish out sentence
Public hanging and nothing else. We dont need them going to a rich guy resort prison, getting pardoned, or faking their death and escaping. No bs.
Public hanging, make a show of it. People need to see that deterrent and that there are very real consequences for these actions.
And eye for an eye, they took a life so they have forfeit their own.
They will retain power and be a threat from imprisonment.
I demand public military tribunals followed by public executions for all found guilty of high treason... that is all
JB
I think they should be destroyed. Else they WILL be back.
In the Old Testament the Israelites were told to kill all the Canaanites. There was a reason.
I am a sinner and by no means perfect, I try hard to love everyone and forgive, but I have a hard time with these so called elites. I see nothing but pure evil and in my heart I want nothing to do with evil.
I pray they repent before they meet their Maker.
No, life in prison is nothing compared to eternity in Hell. The sooner we can send them to their master, Lucifer, the better for the rest of us. I refuse to pay for them to sit in prison the rest of their lives, contacting whomever they want to continue their manipulations and business within the walls of a cush prison. They all need to die and swiftly.
Also, you don't just leave a bit of cancer... you CUT THE ENTIRE THING OUT else it infects everything around it.
Wrong
In the past, the death penalty gave the “sinner” the opportunity to acknowledge sins and get forgiveness before death. If you have a lengthy life sentence there is opportunity to sin again. That’s why those sentenced to death were accompanied to the gallows or place of execution. Just in case there was remorse for the sin. Death still happened.
The very presence of these alleged "humans" is an affront to civilized society. Better they were secretly put to death and their names erased from public knowledge. We would know of them, but also NOT know of them, like No-Name McStain. Few people today utters his name, and that's how these "people" should end up too. Dead and erased and forgotten.
Lol no
Whatever is done to them here on earth - be it prison or execution - will be nothing compared to what they’ll endure for an eternity. Vengeance belongs to the Lord.
These bastards have stolen enough money from us already and I see no reason to spend another million housing and caring for them for the rest of their miserable lives. Good rope is about $1.50 a foot, a suitable bullet can be had for half that. Fuck keeping them in prison. Death to all traitors!
Evil should be eradicated.
We could make them work for the public as well. Recoup some of the cost to keep them housed and fed. Every state needs garbage pick up, roads and drainage etc...
Why should you pay for them ? They've enslaved you long enough. Let them swing.
You're appointed once to die then comes Judgement!
Put them in prison so we can do it all over again when they get out? Nope.