Hey, It's a Start
The Supreme Court recently struck down perhaps the worst part of our criminal justice system's reliance on revenge and retribution. No more killing of people who cannot even vote. But if it is "cruel and unusual for an 18 year old, how is it any different for a 30 year old? All well, I will excuse the Supremes for now. One good thing a year may be almost too much for our legal system. I commend them for being reasonable and maybe even merciful, but most of all I commend them for being right. Let's hope they get this 10 Commandments thing right, too.
But I still agree with Stanley Hauerwas. If we really believe in the death penalty as a means of discouraging criminals, why don't we put a guillotine on Wall Street? That would be very discouraging to the next Enron perps, wouldn't it?
But I still agree with Stanley Hauerwas. If we really believe in the death penalty as a means of discouraging criminals, why don't we put a guillotine on Wall Street? That would be very discouraging to the next Enron perps, wouldn't it?
posted by matt at 11:13 AM
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Are many of our nation's laws representative of values in the Ten Commandments? Perhaps.
When we post them in gov't buildings will someone stop to read them, rethink their lifestyle, or stop from commiting a crime? Doubtful.
Is this a fruitless dispute in our nation's capitol? Absolutely.
P.S. Arn't there hundreds of old testament commandments? Maybe we should plaster the whole front side of gov't buildings with them. That would be effective. yeah right.
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