Comments on: Catholic bishops denounce capital punishment http://www.thicke.org/archives/2005/11/16/catholic-bishops-denounce-capital-punishment/ An aggregate of Marc Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:24:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marc http://www.thicke.org/archives/2005/11/16/catholic-bishops-denounce-capital-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-2466 Marc Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:33:53 +0000 http://www.thicke.org/?p=604#comment-2466 I would disagree Dennis. I truly think we do have the means. We just don't exploit those means as we should. I'm not saying we don't need a lot of prison reform, but it can be done. Our entire penal system is very poorly managed right now. We need to fix that. We need to fix it before we really are in a position were we could abolish the death penalty as the Bishops and I advocate. I would agree we can't do it now, be can get there. We have the means. That's what I'm saying. I would disagree Dennis. I truly think we do have the means. We just don’t exploit those means as we should. I’m not saying we don’t need a lot of prison reform, but it can be done. Our entire penal system is very poorly managed right now. We need to fix that. We need to fix it before we really are in a position were we could abolish the death penalty as the Bishops and I advocate. I would agree we can’t do it now, be can get there. We have the means. That’s what I’m saying.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.thicke.org/archives/2005/11/16/catholic-bishops-denounce-capital-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-2465 Dennis Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:41:48 +0000 http://www.thicke.org/?p=604#comment-2465 There's a presumed fact that no the bishops and JP the Great do not question: that we have the means to protect our citizens. It may be true that we can protect you and me from Joe Murderer, but what about being able to protect inmates and convicts from each other? What about the permanent damage done to young felons by exposure to more violent criminals and gangs in the prison systems? While we may have the ability to protect our citizens in theory, in actual practice we know that putting someone in jail for life does not prevent them from hurting and killing while on the inside. I think the question of whether we have sufficient means to protect society without the death penalty is an open question. There’s a presumed fact that no the bishops and JP the Great do not question: that we have the means to protect our citizens. It may be true that we can protect you and me from Joe Murderer, but what about being able to protect inmates and convicts from each other? What about the permanent damage done to young felons by exposure to more violent criminals and gangs in the prison systems? While we may have the ability to protect our citizens in theory, in actual practice we know that putting someone in jail for life does not prevent them from hurting and killing while on the inside.

I think the question of whether we have sufficient means to protect society without the death penalty is an open question.

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