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The Profit Motive Meets Capital PunishmentWith the increasing popularity of reality shows and more people that live
vicariously through their TV's, I've been amazed that we haven't started Pay-Per-Viewing executions yet. At some point I think it will happen. Death Penalty advocates (not unlike some we've heard here) will bemoan that we are using tax payer dollars to pay for 'these scum' and that at least if we raised money through televising their executions, it would be a mechanism for them to help pay back society for what they've done. While the subject of "should we be allowed to sell our organs" is a complex one, one thing I'm certain of is that putting a profit motive behind capital punishment is not a good things. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article352535.ece Some would argue, as was the case in this article, that the executed people have an opportunity to pay back society, but at a minimum the money should go to the people's family and they should have a say over whether or not those organs are donated, don't you think? Sorry about this, I posted this in the wrong NG.
Show quote "W.G. Ryan - MVP" <WilliamRyan@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message news:ujGQ%23tQTGHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > With the increasing popularity of reality shows and more people that live > vicariously through their TV's, I've been amazed that we haven't started > Pay-Per-Viewing executions yet. At some point I think it will happen. > Death Penalty advocates (not unlike some we've heard here) will bemoan > that we are using tax payer dollars to pay for 'these scum' and that at > least if we raised money through televising their executions, it would be > a mechanism for them to help pay back society for what they've done. > > While the subject of "should we be allowed to sell our organs" is a > complex one, one thing I'm certain of is that putting a profit motive > behind capital punishment is not a good things. > http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article352535.ece > > Some would argue, as was the case in this article, that the executed > people have an opportunity to pay back society, but at a minimum the money > should go to the people's family and they should have a say over whether > or not those organs are donated, don't you think? > LOL :)
I thought some spammer was masquerading as you. SM Show quote "W.G. Ryan - MVP" <WilliamRyan@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message news:OiE3MwQTGHA.5116@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > Sorry about this, I posted this in the wrong NG. > "W.G. Ryan - MVP" <WilliamRyan@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message > news:ujGQ%23tQTGHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> With the increasing popularity of reality shows and more people that live >> vicariously through their TV's, I've been amazed that we haven't started >> Pay-Per-Viewing executions yet. At some point I think it will happen. >> Death Penalty advocates (not unlike some we've heard here) will bemoan >> that we are using tax payer dollars to pay for 'these scum' and that at >> least if we raised money through televising their executions, it would be >> a mechanism for them to help pay back society for what they've done. >> >> While the subject of "should we be allowed to sell our organs" is a >> complex one, one thing I'm certain of is that putting a profit motive >> behind capital punishment is not a good things. >> http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article352535.ece >> >> Some would argue, as was the case in this article, that the executed >> people have an opportunity to pay back society, but at a minimum the >> money should go to the people's family and they should have a say over >> whether or not those organs are donated, don't you think? >> > > At least I didn't post the email to my ex-girlfriend like that other guy
did. Did you see that? Where he told his ex-girlfriend that he was getting married and that she only had a few months to take advantage of it? It was in the ASP.NET Group. It's gotta be rough having your attempt to cheat on your fiance' immortalized in google. At least I just look like a dork that can't use Outlook Express now ;-) Show quote "Sahil Malik [MVP C#]" <contactmethrumyblog@nospam.com> wrote in message news:%238857zQTGHA.5108@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > LOL :) > > I thought some spammer was masquerading as you. > > SM > > > "W.G. Ryan - MVP" <WilliamRyan@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message > news:OiE3MwQTGHA.5116@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >> Sorry about this, I posted this in the wrong NG. >> "W.G. Ryan - MVP" <WilliamRyan@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:ujGQ%23tQTGHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >>> With the increasing popularity of reality shows and more people that >>> live vicariously through their TV's, I've been amazed that we haven't >>> started Pay-Per-Viewing executions yet. At some point I think it will >>> happen. Death Penalty advocates (not unlike some we've heard here) will >>> bemoan that we are using tax payer dollars to pay for 'these scum' and >>> that at least if we raised money through televising their executions, it >>> would be a mechanism for them to help pay back society for what they've >>> done. >>> >>> While the subject of "should we be allowed to sell our organs" is a >>> complex one, one thing I'm certain of is that putting a profit motive >>> behind capital punishment is not a good things. >>> http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article352535.ece >>> >>> Some would argue, as was the case in this article, that the executed >>> people have an opportunity to pay back society, but at a minimum the >>> money should go to the people's family and they should have a say over >>> whether or not those organs are donated, don't you think? >>> >> >> > > Holy Moly .. can u email me with details on who that was? Is it someone I
know? SM Show quote "W.G. Ryan - MVP" <WilliamRyan@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message news:u53SQ7QTGHA.2276@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > At least I didn't post the email to my ex-girlfriend like that other guy > did. Did you see that? Where he told his ex-girlfriend that he was > getting married and that she only had a few months to take advantage of > it? It was in the ASP.NET Group. It's gotta be rough having your attempt > to cheat on your fiance' immortalized in google. At least I just look > like a dork that can't use Outlook Express now ;-) > "Sahil Malik [MVP C#]" <contactmethrumyblog@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:%238857zQTGHA.5108@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >> LOL :) >> >> I thought some spammer was masquerading as you. >> >> SM >> >> >> "W.G. Ryan - MVP" <WilliamRyan@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:OiE3MwQTGHA.5116@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >>> Sorry about this, I posted this in the wrong NG. >>> "W.G. Ryan - MVP" <WilliamRyan@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:ujGQ%23tQTGHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >>>> With the increasing popularity of reality shows and more people that >>>> live vicariously through their TV's, I've been amazed that we haven't >>>> started Pay-Per-Viewing executions yet. At some point I think it will >>>> happen. Death Penalty advocates (not unlike some we've heard here) will >>>> bemoan that we are using tax payer dollars to pay for 'these scum' and >>>> that at least if we raised money through televising their executions, >>>> it would be a mechanism for them to help pay back society for what >>>> they've done. >>>> >>>> While the subject of "should we be allowed to sell our organs" is a >>>> complex one, one thing I'm certain of is that putting a profit motive >>>> behind capital punishment is not a good things. >>>> http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article352535.ece >>>> >>>> Some would argue, as was the case in this article, that the executed >>>> people have an opportunity to pay back society, but at a minimum the >>>> money should go to the people's family and they should have a say over >>>> whether or not those organs are donated, don't you think? >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > Ya think?
-- Show quoteWilliam (Bill) Vaughn President and Founder Beta V Corporation Redmond, WA (425) 556-9205 Microsoft MVP, Author, Mentor Microsoft MVP "W.G. Ryan - MVP" <WilliamRyan@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message news:OiE3MwQTGHA.5116@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > Sorry about this, I posted this in the wrong NG. > "W.G. Ryan - MVP" <WilliamRyan@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message > news:ujGQ%23tQTGHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> With the increasing popularity of reality shows and more people that live >> vicariously through their TV's, I've been amazed that we haven't started >> Pay-Per-Viewing executions yet. At some point I think it will happen. >> Death Penalty advocates (not unlike some we've heard here) will bemoan >> that we are using tax payer dollars to pay for 'these scum' and that at >> least if we raised money through televising their executions, it would be >> a mechanism for them to help pay back society for what they've done. >> >> While the subject of "should we be allowed to sell our organs" is a >> complex one, one thing I'm certain of is that putting a profit motive >> behind capital punishment is not a good things. >> http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article352535.ece >> >> Some would argue, as was the case in this article, that the executed >> people have an opportunity to pay back society, but at a minimum the >> money should go to the people's family and they should have a say over >> whether or not those organs are donated, don't you think? >> > >  |
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