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<blockquote data-quote="Solitaire" data-source="post: 1273515" data-attributes="member: 15026">Causing suffering and pain then death to the criminals that you mention doesn't deter, unfortunately. A big part of the diagnosing of someone with sociopath disorder is that they cannot comprehend consequences to their behaviors - they are unafraid of punishment, because punishment exists in response to, and is a consequence of, abnormal behaviors.I'm not saying don't do it. I'm all for the death penalty. Executions will certainly help deter less-than-sociopathic humans, just like, e.g., jail time has always deterred me (ignoring the fact that I have a set of ethics &amp; morals ingrained in me) - I don't need the threat of death to make me decide not to rape/murder/plunder wantonly. As a means of disposing of the sickest in our societies, lessening the burdens on such societies - we don't have to keep them alive and pay good money for that for any great length of time - and giving closure to families, etc, well I'm all for it. I have to say that state sponsored killing is one thing, torture and terror is another entirely, which as a member of civilized society I do not condone. Be done with it quickly, firing squad to the heart sort of thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Solitaire, post: 1273515, member: 15026"] Causing suffering and pain then death to the criminals that you mention doesn't deter, unfortunately. A big part of the diagnosing of someone with sociopath disorder is that they cannot comprehend consequences to their behaviors - they are unafraid of punishment, because punishment exists in response to, and is a consequence of, abnormal behaviors. I'm not saying don't do it. I'm all for the death penalty. Executions will certainly help deter less-than-sociopathic humans, just like, e.g., jail time has always deterred me (ignoring the fact that I have a set of ethics & morals ingrained in me) - I don't need the threat of death to make me decide not to rape/murder/plunder wantonly. As a means of disposing of the sickest in our societies, lessening the burdens on such societies - we don't have to keep them alive and pay good money for that for any great length of time - and giving closure to families, etc, well I'm all for it. I have to say that state sponsored killing is one thing, torture and terror is another entirely, which as a member of civilized society I do not condone. Be done with it quickly, firing squad to the heart sort of thing. [/QUOTE]

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