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Van Nguyen - Hang or not to hang? (pg. 10)
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| Renegade |
I was at work until 9am this morning and was counting down the last minutes of my shift as Van Nguyen counted down the last minutes of his life. I tried to imagine what it must be like to be trapped in a cell like that, knowing that everything about you - what you see, what you think, what you are capable of doing - will soon be taken away from you for ever. It's impossible of course, but - like Soups said - trying to put yourself in that position just makes everything around you seem that much more real and that much more significant. No-one should have to be the victim of the sort of barbarism that Van Nguyen was subject to this morning and to anyone who thinks that what has just occurred is in anyway acceptable - or morally justifiable by any definition of the word - then they need to take a long hard look at themselves and their notion of what is "right". There is never any credible justification for killing a defenceless man. Never.
I'll come back and add to this later when I'm less angry and less likely to cause offense to certain posters. |
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| Paulie |
| quote: | | No-one should have to be the victim of the sort of barbarism that Van Nguyen was subject to this morning and to anyone who thinks that what has just occurred is in anyway acceptable - or morally justifiable by any definition of the word - then they need to take a long hard look at themselves and their notion of what is "right". There is never any credible justification for killing a defenceless man. Never. |
Everyone on these boards should read that. |
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| 3jaz |
| quote: | Originally posted by Renegade
No-one should have to be the victim of the sort of barbarism that Van Nguyen was subject to this morning and to anyone who thinks that what has just occurred is in anyway acceptable - or morally justifiable by any definition of the word - then they need to take a long hard look at themselves and their notion of what is "right". There is never any credible justification for killing a defenceless man. Never.
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Hear Hear |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by Paulie
Everyone on these boards should read that. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Paulie
Its called an eye for an eye. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| its taken 10 pages, but narcism has made her first valid point. |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
its taken 10 pages, but narcism has made her first valid point. |
i made a very valid point with differing ethical values but it went straight over your heads. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by narcism
i made a very valid point with differing ethical values but it went straight over your heads. |
maybe youre right, but when i read it i just didnt think it made any sense ;) |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
maybe youre right, but when i read it i just didnt think it made any sense ;) |
google it |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by narcism
google it |
lmao. yeah, coz i need google to explain terms like utilitarianism to me :rolleyes: how bout you explain to me what you meant and then ill decide whether you made sense or not. |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
lmao. yeah, coz i need google to explain terms like utilitarianism to me :rolleyes: how bout you explain to me what you meant and then ill decide whether you made sense or not. |
above all do no harm
if one person dies to save 2 others it was worth it |
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| DIDI |
| quote: | Originally posted by narcism
i made a very valid point with differing ethical values but it went straight over your heads. |
No it didn't. Just don't think killing people has an ethical variable. |
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