is murder justified if the victim is a drug addict, prostitute, and/or transient?

[misombra]

what do you think?

recently they found a bunch of bodies buried in a big empty field. the victims were all women known to be one, two, or all of those things in the title. one of the victims was pregnant at the time of her death.

do you think it's less of a deal because of their status?

[vashti]

Are you talking about the possible serial killer in your area?

[misombra]

yes.
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[Illusional]

one person alone shouldn't judge himself to be to make these choices. if that were the case, our nation would be filled with idiots who can hold much more power that their would know what to do with it.

raverboy

[nomas]

No, it doesn't justify it at all. I wouldn't even justify the killings if they were being done against the lowest dregs of society, whatever that may be for you (rapist, child molester, other murderers), because I don't feel I am one to judge and there is always rehabilitation. You may repent and become a much better person than average. What's going on in Burque, sombra? And why are you worried if they're only targetting drug addicts, transients, and prosti-....oh. I'm sorry.. Good luck.

[Gribble]

Definitely wrong. Though I disagree with Nomas. If they found the bodies of a dozen child molesters I'd have a big grin on my face and a new hero.

[Gigabitch]

I've seen little evidence that child molesters can be rehabilitated. You just can't fix that shit.

"Sombra, that story is scary. I've been watching it happen in the news. I have no doubt that these women have been targeted simply because they wouldn't be missed as readily as others. This is something that EVERYONE should be concerned about, even people that think it's not a big deal because these women were low on the totem pole. What's to stop this guy from grabbing their sister or wife next time, just because it's convenient? Just because he started with hookers and drifters is no reason to be sure he'll stick with that.

[Mish]

Murder is never justified

[bluesummer]

We had a huge trial going on here for a similar serial killer named Robert Pickton.....he's been convicted in only a FEW of the murders committed on his property (a farm). More to come yet, I believe. They were all women and all either prostitutes or drug addicts, or both. I guess he thought no one would notice them missing. Regardless of their status in society, they are still people that deserve the same protection as everyone else. They have friends and family that care about them.

It was sickening to hear what these poor women had been through in the last moments of their lives. Some of them were chopped up and fed to the guy's pigs. No one deserves to got out like that.

[Junket]

We need more vigilantes.

[Gribble]

Sadly I think people are too dumb to make good vigilantes. You ever hear of the doctor in England who was harassed because some idiot didn't know the difference between a pediatrician and a paedophile?

[Junket]

F*ck it.

We need more vigilantes.

[bluesummer]

I'm for bringing back the death penalty in certain cases.

Some people are just not worth the tax dollars to be kept alive.

[Gribble]

Unfortunately it costs more to put a man to death than it does to let him rot in a prison. At least in the US.

[Cbrider]

one person alone shouldn't judge himself to be to make these choices. if that were the case, our nation would be filled with idiots who can hold much more power that their would know what to do with it.

raverboy

Can anyone say Boondock Saints?

Eye for an eye is still a perfectly realistic and fair method of punishment in my mind. You take someones life, you get your throat slit, its that simple bar special cases and accidents. All people are born with a sense of right and wrong, theres no excuse for cold blood killing.