China 'gold medal' for executions

RolandTD20Kdrummer

Hey at least were not as bad as those steaming pile of sh-t countries.....nice concessions....ROFL...

Byrnzie

PaperPlates wrote:

I find it amusing that you HAD to start this thread with a jab at the U.S., while using an article about China.


And it doesn't make us the 5th "most barbaric" country. Just the 5th in the ranks of executions. I think there are PLENTY of coutries that have many customs/practices that would put them WAAAAAYYY up there in the ranks of barbarism. Don't you? And what's the point of "ranking" them?? Humans in general can be barbaric. And some can be beautiful.

http://blogs.smh.com.au/environment/archives/2008/04/how_can_civilised_countries_be.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing

http://www.worldandi.com/newhome/public/2003/may/clpub.asp

Just a few examples.

I suppose I'm more disgusted at the hypocrisy of America when it comes to this issue, more than anything else. America regards itself as a Christian country, but nothing could be further from the truth.

PaperPlates

Byrnzie wrote:

I suppose I'm more disgusted at the hypocrisy of America when it comes to this issue, more than anything else. America regards itself as a Christian country, but nothing could be further from the truth.

The sentence " America regards itself as a Christian country" confuses me. Do you base that upon our money saying "In god we trust"? On what?? I think America regards itself as a country open to and allowing of ALL religions. I personally only know a handful of people who are active "Christians". Sure, most people would probably check the box marked "christian" on a form if asked, but..........otherwise that seems like a generalization intended to crucify (no pun intended) America as a whole.


Im no christian.
Im no jew.
Im no muslim.
Im human.
What are you?


You definitely dislike those who say things such as "well these muslim countries are just doing what their religion teaches, to be intolerant and to kill disbelievers." Yet you have no problem it seems basing how a country like the US should act based upon their predominant religion. Ironic. I think.


Religions on the way out in this day and age.





Thank god.

Byrnzie

PaperPlates wrote:

The sentence " America regards itself as a Christian country" confuses me. Do you base that upon our money saying "In god we trust"?

Funnily enough, I did have that in mind. That, and George Bush's quasi-religious rantings, and the fact that a majority of Americans are bible thumpers.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_Christians_are_there_in_the_USA
Polling data from the 2001 ARIS study, described below, indicate that:

81% of American adults identify themselves with a specific religion: 76.5% (159 million) of Americans identify themselves as Christian. Source: <http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_prac2.htm&gt;

PaperPlates wrote:

...you have no problem it seems basing how a country like the US should act based upon their predominant religion. Ironic. I think.

I was simply pointing out the hypocrisy of a country, the majority of whom profess to be 'Christian', that murders it's own citizens.

PaperPlates wrote:

Religions on the way out in this day and age.





Thank god.

I'm not so sure. There appears to be an ever growing number of 'religious' fruitcakes in the world today.

Byrnzie

Wednesday, 16 April 2008 15:50 UK

US court backs lethal injection

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7350982.stm
The US Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the use of lethal injections to execute prisoners.

The court rejected by 7-2 the case made by two death row inmates in the state of Kentucky.

They sued the state in 2004, saying the commonly-used combination of three chemical injections violated the US constitution's ban on cruel punishment.

Executions across the country have been put on hold since September, when the court agreed to hear the case.

During an execution by lethal injection, the inmate is given three drugs - a sedative, another that paralyses all muscles except the heart and a final drug which stops the heart, causing death.

States began using the three-drug method in 1978 as an alternative to historic methods of execution such as electrocution.

However, in recent years there have been botched lethal injection executions in Florida and California, in which inmates took up to 30 minutes to die.

A 2005 study also sparked controversy by suggesting the amount of sedation given might not be enough to stop the inmate feeling the painful effects of the other drugs - but would prevent him crying out.

callen

lazymoon13 wrote:

america has a population of 300 million. much bigger then any other "western" country. juries in america sent 42 people to death. thats 0.00000014% of the population. all of these people were convicted of a horrific crime. (murder, child rape, etc) personally, I wish we would get rid of it, but its far from barbaric.

executing just one makes us barbaric.

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

china should get the gold medal for "world's most hideous new sports stadium"