Roland,Apr 13 2006, 02:40 PM Wrote:And yet I see it the other way.
The Constitution, among other international laws (thinking of the Geneva Convention here), ban the use of "cruel and unusal punishment". As much as I feel NO sympathy for any convicts on death row, there is a greater principle here: that of the law. Our Constitution forms the basis of our freedoms in this country. Failure to abide by any part of it opens the door to trampling right over it, ignoring all of it. That, my friends, is a far more slippery slope, which I think we all can agree on.
My point is this: let not our distaste for unethical actions lead us to rash decisions inducing further unethical actions. Fair is fair, after all, and if we don't uphold our laws, we will soon find ourselves lawless.
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If a needle is cruel and unusual punishment then every nurse, doctor, bloodbank worker, insulin supplies-supplier, and needlesharing program worker is guilty. They don't use horse sized needles for the injection. A needle is an accepted form of administering chemicals to the body. They are used on infants, teenagers, adults, and the elderly.
If they don't like it we can always provide the airguns the Army uses to immunize recruits. The device uses high pressure air to force the vaccine through the skin. Just don't flinch or you will end up with a nasty gash.
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The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein