h a l f b a k e r yNot so much a thought experiment as a single neuron misfire.
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The profits could go to the victims' families if Don King doesn't grab them first
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Yeah, I like old Arnie movies, too. |
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Corcoran State Prison in California Guards used to send known enemies into a small exercise yard at the same time, they'd fight, sometimes the guards would shoot. Bets were on and so were the cameras. |
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Giving them an audience just inspires others to want to be in their place
could actually backfire on us - every kid in my neighborhood can't spell his own name, but is destin in their own minds to be a "foobaww" star! |
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if we sentence EVERYone to blood sport it's just cruel, not unusual... I've always been annoyed by the wording of that one. |
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Misread the title: I thought this meant small performances for the LI viewers would be tolerated. They could halt the process while one executioner fumbled about in a pocket looking for a vial. Sheepishly, like in an Abbott and Costello routine, "The poison, I thought you were supposed to bring it!" |
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didn't the Romans do that? |
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Lethal injection is like putting a dog down. Euthanasia is an easy death. The problem with the US is that the average sentence served for murder is 5 years. Gladiator fights would stop that. |
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