Death Penalty Sought in Boston Bombing Trial

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**Dreadwinter**

djones520 wrote:

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Dreadwinter wrote:
Prisons are cushy? Since he is high profile, going out on a limb and assuming he won't be in general population. I hear solitary is all the rage these days.

Honestly, killing this person is a loss. We can really use this man to find out what goes through the head of a person like him. But it won't happen, we are more interested in blood than knowledge. We could find out what makes him tick, what caused him to do these things. Find out if he can be rehabilitated and "fixed". We could use this knowledge to avoid these situations in the future and help the mentally ill like him. We could find out what the signs are for a person going down this path. But all we care about is instant gratification, never thinking ahead to the future.

I'm sure all the anti-death penalty states are working on that right now. It's not like there is a shortage of people like him out there in the system.

Not a lot of young high profile domestic terrorists out there.

**Ghazkuul**

Dreadwinter wrote:
djones520 wrote:

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Dreadwinter wrote:
Prisons are cushy? Since he is high profile, going out on a limb and assuming he won't be in general population. I hear solitary is all the rage these days.

Honestly, killing this person is a loss. We can really use this man to find out what goes through the head of a person like him. But it won't happen, we are more interested in blood than knowledge. We could find out what makes him tick, what caused him to do these things. Find out if he can be rehabilitated and "fixed". We could use this knowledge to avoid these situations in the future and help the mentally ill like him. We could find out what the signs are for a person going down this path. But all we care about is instant gratification, never thinking ahead to the future.

I'm sure all the anti-death penalty states are working on that right now. It's not like there is a shortage of people like him out there in the system.

Not a lot of young high profile domestic terrorists out there.

After years of study (minutes) i have come to the conclusion that what causes these "young domestic terrorists" is radicalized Islam, that teaches idiots that by killing innocent civilians you are granted access to heaven upon your death.

A better question would be why the leaders of the Islamic faith haven't stepped forward more often to condemn these religiously motivated attacks. At some point we as a group are going to have to realize that they aren't condemning the attacks because they support them. Radical Islam is a scary beast my friends.

**Relapse**

Isn't all the fighting going on in the Middle East coming from those who condemn radical Islam, though? You have Muslims over there putting their bodies and lives on the line in condemnation.

**Ghazkuul**

Relapse wrote:
Isn't all the fighting going on in the Middle East coming from those who condemn radical Islam, though? You have Muslims over there putting their bodies and lives on the line in condemnation.

Close but not all the way, its closer to one version fighting another version because they don't believe the same thing. A lot of the ISIS attacks and operations has a lot to do with tribal politics and affiliations. There's a reason the uprising started where it did. Don't get me wrong, a large percentage of Muslims don't feel that way, its unfortunately a rather large minority that do.

**Dreadwinter**

Ghazkuul wrote:

After years of study (minutes) i have come to the conclusion that what causes these "young domestic terrorists" is radicalized Islam, that teaches idiots that by killing innocent civilians you are granted access to heaven upon your death.

A better question would be why the leaders of the Islamic faith haven't stepped forward more often to condemn these religiously motivated attacks. At some point we as a group are going to have to realize that they aren't condemning the attacks because they support them. Radical Islam is a scary beast my friends.

All of them are a direct result of radical Islam? Strange, I thought McVeigh had other motives. I'm glad we have experts here that are truly looking out for future generations with their great wealth of experience.

**Chongara**

Ghazkuul wrote:
Dreadwinter wrote:
djones520 wrote:

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Dreadwinter wrote:
Prisons are cushy? Since he is high profile, going out on a limb and assuming he won't be in general population. I hear solitary is all the rage these days.

Honestly, killing this person is a loss. We can really use this man to find out what goes through the head of a person like him. But it won't happen, we are more interested in blood than knowledge. We could find out what makes him tick, what caused him to do these things. Find out if he can be rehabilitated and "fixed". We could use this knowledge to avoid these situations in the future and help the mentally ill like him. We could find out what the signs are for a person going down this path. But all we care about is instant gratification, never thinking ahead to the future.

I'm sure all the anti-death penalty states are working on that right now. It's not like there is a shortage of people like him out there in the system.

Not a lot of young high profile domestic terrorists out there.

After years of study (minutes) i have come to the conclusion that what causes these "young domestic terrorists" is radicalized Islam, that teaches idiots that by killing innocent civilians you are granted access to heaven upon your death.

That's certainly a very simple and convenient viewpoint. It'd be pretty easy to verify one way or the other if we had some kind of historical record that could show if any mass-killings of civilians predate Islam or not. Shame we don't have anything like that.

**Ghazkuul**

I guess I assumed to much to think you guys would just put this specific threads topic together with what I said. But twist away

**Jihadin**

Dreadwinter wrote:
Ghazkuul wrote:

After years of study (minutes) i have come to the conclusion that what causes these "young domestic terrorists" is radicalized Islam, that teaches idiots that by killing innocent civilians you are granted access to heaven upon your death.

A better question would be why the leaders of the Islamic faith haven't stepped forward more often to condemn these religiously motivated attacks. At some point we as a group are going to have to realize that they aren't condemning the attacks because they support them. Radical Islam is a scary beast my friends.

All of them are a direct result of radical Islam? Strange, I thought McVeigh had other motives. I'm glad we have experts here that are truly looking out for future generations with their great wealth of experience.

Ghazkuul wrote:I guess I assumed to much to think you guys would just put this specific threads topic together with what I said. But twist away

I was going to post response but I want to see how far the ball gets carried.

**motyak**

Then don't just post a spammy response if you have nothing Jihadin, better to just stay quiet until you have something to contribute rather than quote a few things followed by "I have nothing to post"

Further off topic posts have since been removed.

**Jihadin**

motyak wrote:
Then don't just post a spammy response if you have nothing Jihadin, better to just stay quiet until you have something to contribute rather than quote a few things followed by "I have nothing to post"

Further off topic posts have since been removed.

Ever thought some posters might be capable to point out a "issue" before it gets out of hand? Are MOD's the only ones to "point" out possible violations? I saw the direction a couple posters were heading and drew attention to it to check themselves. Since I'm getting the red written warning for drawing attention to a flare up I am attempting to stop I shall let it go in the future. I will "stay in my lane"

**Dreadwinter**

I am not sure Ghazkuul understood what I was talking about.

**Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl**

motyak wrote:
Topic or lock. Choose.

Lock.

DarkTraveler777 wrote:
So in your mind liberals are just on a non-stop roller-coaster ride of fething and aborting babies?

I wish. Not for the abortion, though

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I just love rollercasters! Woohoo, so fast, with all the looping and stuff!

Jihadin wrote:
Ever thought some posters might be capable to point out a "issue" before it gets out of hand? Are MOD's the only ones to "point" out possible violations? I saw the direction a couple posters were heading and drew attention to it to check themselves. Since I'm getting the red written warning for drawing attention to a flare up I am attempting to stop I shall let it go in the future. I will "stay in my lane"

I think you are supposed to just hit the yellow triangle and let the mod do the moderation job.

On topic, I think no punishment could have stopped that guy, but in general, certainty of punishment trumps severity of punishment as a deterrent by far. If you know you are going to get caught and suffer the punishment, it acts as a deterrent. If the punishment is terrible, but you think you can avoid it altogether by being smarter, then you do not care.