Woman with 70 IQ set for Va. execution

MightyMouse · Oct 11, 2010

Dick Whitman said:

The idea that "He/she was smart enough to do the crime, he/she is smart enough to do the time" just doesn't make any sense.

Can't you turn it around and say that they weren't smart enough NOT to do the crime?
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Actually, my contention was that she was too dumb to intentionally flunk the IQ test.
But her intelligence notwithstanding, I've got no problem with her being executed.

Dick Whitman · Oct 11, 2010

MightyMouse said:

Dick Whitman said:

The idea that "He/she was smart enough to do the crime, he/she is smart enough to do the time" just doesn't make any sense.

Can't you turn it around and say that they weren't smart enough NOT to do the crime?
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Actually, my contention was that she was too dumb to intentionally flunk the IQ test.
But her intelligence notwithstanding, I've got no problem with her being executed.
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That wasn't necessarily aimed at you. I see that as a constant refrain on comments after these stories.

MightyMouse · Oct 11, 2010

Dick Whitman said:

MightyMouse said:

Dick Whitman said:

The idea that "He/she was smart enough to do the crime, he/she is smart enough to do the time" just doesn't make any sense.

Can't you turn it around and say that they weren't smart enough NOT to do the crime?
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Actually, my contention was that she was too dumb to intentionally flunk the IQ test.
But her intelligence notwithstanding, I've got no problem with her being executed.
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That wasn't necessarily aimed at you. I see that as a constant refrain on comments after these stories.
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Well, that sorta makes my snarkiness misplaced. I will have to compensate for this somehow. Someone I work with most likely will be the unfortunate beneficiary of that later tonight.

Smallpotatoes · Oct 11, 2010

Dick Whitman said:

U.S. Supreme Court stopped the execution of a man with a 68 IQ yesterday in order to give his defense time to put together a Constitutionally based argument against his execution:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/10/08/texas.scotus.execution/index.html

The comments after the story continue to drain my belief in the human species.

I get that there are valid arguments in favor of the death penalty. I'm on the fence myself.

But I don't get the blood lust.
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I just think it's something instinctive in all of us.

cjericho · Oct 12, 2010

farmerjerome said:

hondo said:

farmerjerome said:

I guess you could say I'm pro-death penalty, but it's not one of those things that I get my panties in a twist about. I always thought George Carlin had the right idea -- boil one person alive in a vat of oil during halftime of a Monday night football game. See if that changes things.

Anyway I don't really have a horse in the race here, but is this woman really who you want your posterchild to be if your anti-death penalty?
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I'll continue to make this offer to the bleeding hearts: I'll gladly give up my pro-death penalty stance if you stop backing abortion on demand. I will never understand the mentality of people who don't want to execute guilty murderers but will execute innocent unborns.
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Anyway I don't really have a horse in the race here, but is this woman really who you want your posterchild to be if your anti-death penalty?
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Maybe not the posterchild but it shows diversity, it's not right to profile.

farmerjerome said:

hondo said:

farmerjerome said:

I guess you could say I'm pro-death penalty, but it's not one of those things that I get my panties in a twist about. I always thought George Carlin had the right idea -- boil one person alive in a vat of oil during halftime of a Monday night football game. See if that changes things.

Anyway I don't really have a horse in the race here, but is this woman really who you want your posterchild to be if your anti-death penalty?
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I'll continue to make this offer to the bleeding hearts: I'll gladly give up my pro-death penalty stance if you stop backing abortion on demand. I will never understand the mentality of people who don't want to execute guilty murderers but will execute innocent unborns.
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Anyway I don't really have a horse in the race here, but is this woman really who you want your posterchild to be if your anti-death penalty?
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Not the posterchild, but it shows diversity. Those who get the death penalty can be various races, religious, levels of intelligence, etc. We shouldn't profile.

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