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Forum Meta => Archive => General Discussion Archive => Topic started by: Space Raider on April 20, 2008, 12:19:50 AM

Title: The Guillotine
Post by: Space Raider on April 20, 2008, 12:19:50 AM

Who thinks the guillotine should be an execution, if execution were to be legalized? :-[

Title: Re: The Guillotine
Post by: The G Rebellion on April 20, 2008, 02:58:14 AM

Not me. I don't want my head cut off by something French :P

In all seriousness, no. It doesn't comply with health and safety regulations...

Title: Re: The Guillotine
Post by: Towlie on April 20, 2008, 03:28:29 AM

nope its not a relible form

Title: Re: The Guillotine
Post by: Myroria on April 20, 2008, 03:55:17 AM

1. Execution IS legalized.
2. No, it is barbaric. Just because you shot someone in the back of the head doesn't mean we should...strangle you to death (for example).
3. Again, safety practices.

Title: Re: The Guillotine
Post by: j delight on April 20, 2008, 08:13:59 AM

Maybe not the guillotine, for reasons mentioned above, but beheading would be fine if you could guarantee that a person were actually guilty.

I dunno... frickin sharks with frickin laser beams on their heads?

Title: Re: The Guillotine
Post by: Space Raider on April 20, 2008, 07:58:19 PM

maybe the sharks would be a good idea >:(

Title: Re: The Guillotine
Post by: Trey on April 21, 2008, 05:02:42 PM

I don't necessarily think it wouldn't be reliable...I mean, the technology used in guillotines before sure was, but I'm sure we could "improve" on that now.  Think of a hydraulic powered, diamond tipped blade...but yes, it's definitely too graphic, and all of this assumes the death penalty should be around anyway.

Title: Re: The Guillotine
Post by: Trey on April 21, 2008, 05:09:41 PM

I don't necessarily think it wouldn't be reliable...I mean, the technology used in guillotines before sure was, but I'm sure we could "improve"... i.e. a hydraulic powered, diamond tipped blade. But yes, it's definitely too graphic...and all of this assumes the death penalty should be around anyway.

Title: Re: The Guillotine
Post by: Towlie on April 22, 2008, 04:14:41 AM

actually it wasnt very reliable at all there are plenty of stores of it not cutting at all in fact there was a law if you would survive 3 attempts they would let you free (it was considered a act of god) and there were people set free in this way

Title: Re: The Guillotine
Post by: Trey on April 22, 2008, 04:28:03 AM

Whoops...not only did I double post, but I forgot to put the "n't" after "was" (though it would have to be changed to "weren't").  My whole point hinged on their old unreliability...my mistake.