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Post by The Herald Erjen on Oct 29, 2020 12:33:53 GMT
Not exactly a "feel good" kind of picture. I thought it was going to be a typical western, ala Man With No Name style. It was a morality tale and ended up as a revenge stalk with a dark atmosphere. I don't know if I want to watch it again, as I don't want to ruin the impact of the first time. A few days ago it occurred to me that in the 1970's the question was: Should we have executions? By the 1990's the question had changed to: Should executions be televised? Now the question is: Would you attend a public execution? I make no comment, lest I be called a paranoid conspiracy theorist again.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Oct 29, 2020 12:49:53 GMT
A few days ago it occurred to me that in the 1970's the question was: Should we have executions? By the 1990's the question had changed to: Should executions be televised? Now the question is: Would you attend a public execution? I make no comment, lest I be called a paranoid conspiracy theorist again. I think there would be a huge public outcry if they were televised. I did see a video in the 90's called executions, which was pretty disturbing, the last one in particular. Don't know if it was staged, but it was frighteningly horrific. It's shocking at first but with repetition a person will become desensitized. There are several anecdotes about the making of the film "Psycho." One of them is about the shower scene which was deemed far too shocking, and Hitchcock was told he would have to edit it. Hitch put it on the shelf for six weeks and did nothing to it. Then he sent it back and it was approved for audiences.
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 29, 2020 13:02:03 GMT
Not even for a six-man hanging? I have only seen the film once, own on dvd, and was devastated by that scene. The film wasn't anything like I thought it would be. It was difficult to watch, especially with those 2 young men who were in a sense just railroaded onto the gallows. What a waste! I think I misremembered that I saw "Hang em High". It's the Clint Eastwood movie, right? But I don't remember that scene. My dream last night had Aileen Wournos in it. We were in a chain gang and we had to work in a wheat field. Her last meal request was a fish sandwich from McDonalds.
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 29, 2020 13:04:31 GMT
Not exactly a "feel good" kind of picture. I thought it was going to be a typical western, ala Man With No Name style. It was a morality tale and ended up as a revenge stalk with a dark atmosphere. I don't know if I want to watch it again, as I don't want to ruin the impact of the first time. Yes. I always thought the movie was a colorful "spaghetti western" type of movie, with doses of humor. Guess not.
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Post by Huxley on Oct 29, 2020 13:54:39 GMT
No, except for someone like Ted Bundy, I might. Regardless of how I may feel about the person being executed, I don't think I could EVER make an exception to being part of a public spectacle like an execution. Those administering it are no better than the condemned. I think you are wrong. Do you have a criminal back ground? I remember the morning Ted Bundy was executed. People were gathered outside the prison cheering at the set time he was suppose to die. Bundy raped and killed 30 women and girls all of whom were better than him. He got what he deserved.
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Post by Huxley on Oct 29, 2020 15:30:10 GMT
I think you are wrong. Do you have a criminal back ground? I remember the morning Ted Bundy was executed. People were gathered outside the prison cheering at the set time he was suppose to die. Bundy raped and killed 30 women and girls all of whom were better than him. He got what he deserved. Then I think you are wrongheaded to take the stance that you do and I wouldn't want to know you. He was scum, but the lynch mob mentality DOES not help society in anyway, nor does it heal.
Would you have said the same thing about Gacy, or Dahmer if he had been executed? Or is a females life more sacred than a males, mostly probably gay? Lol, ok.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Oct 29, 2020 17:28:27 GMT
LOL! Gays are the shiznit! Posting a gif from The Evil Dead (I don't remember if that's 1 or 2) does not help you make your case. Kind've the opposite really.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 29, 2020 18:00:51 GMT
Nah, all the fun ways to execute people were banned. If I'm gonna dirty my soul, I want to see heads flying.
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Post by enigma72 on Oct 29, 2020 18:02:38 GMT
Nah, all the fun ways to execute people were banned. If I'm gonna dirty my soul, I want to see heads flying. At least not on your birthday, right? Lol Happy birthday Brad!
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 29, 2020 18:14:48 GMT
Nah, all the fun ways to execute people were banned. If I'm gonna dirty my soul, I want to see heads flying. At least not on your birthday, right? Lol Happy birthday Brad! Thank you thank you
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Post by Huxley on Oct 30, 2020 5:09:15 GMT
Lol ok what? Is that deflection I see before me??? Uh huh.
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Post by Morgana on Oct 30, 2020 7:28:40 GMT
I would if it was an evil baby killer that I feel deserves it I've probably changed a bit in my middle years regarding the topic, but while there are some killers for whom it's really hard to feel remorse (e.g., John Wayne Gacy and Albert Fish), I still feel sad for what might have been. 'What might have been' regarding....?
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Post by Morgana on Oct 30, 2020 7:30:18 GMT
I've probably changed a bit in my middle years regarding the topic, but while there are some killers for whom it's really hard to feel remorse (e.g., John Wayne Gacy and Albert Fish), I still feel sad for what might have been. You're more tender hearted. There have been "parents" and boyfriends who torture little kids until they die. They will even rape an infant I would probably cheer at their execution Though I think child killers and pedophiles should be boiled in oil, I don't think I could watch it while it happened.
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Post by Morgana on Oct 30, 2020 7:35:05 GMT
Nah, all the fun ways to execute people were banned. If I'm gonna dirty my soul, I want to see heads flying. More probably, rolling.
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Post by Huxley on Oct 30, 2020 11:17:49 GMT
Uh huh. Nice! I must’ve pointed out something that sticks.... Toasted Cheese, you is da man.
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Post by Morgana on Oct 30, 2020 13:21:50 GMT
Though I think child killers and pedophiles should be boiled in oil, I don't think I could watch it while it happened. Morgana, I am a bit disturbed by some of these comments on here. People claiming what they think people deserve, like you have done here, and then claim you wouldn't want to watch it though. Isn't that cowardice and hypocrisy???
Ok to say one thing, but then allowing for others to do the dirty work for you so you don't don't have to get tainted is very deceptive and dishonest. If push came to shove and you were asked to actively participate in an execution, you more than likely would turn to jello. It is an unsound and troubled stance to take. I am being deceptive and dishonest - I know that. But when it comes to hurting a child emotions get the better of me. In reality, I would want that person to be imprisoned for life with no possibility of parole. Ignore my blood-thirsty post.
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Post by poelzig on Oct 30, 2020 14:19:21 GMT
I think you are wrong. Do you have a criminal back ground? I remember the morning Ted Bundy was executed. People were gathered outside the prison cheering at the set time he was suppose to die. Bundy raped and killed 30 women and girls all of whom were better than him. He got what he deserved. Then I think you are wrongheaded to take the stance that you do and I wouldn't want to know you. He was scum, but the lynch mob mentality DOES not help society in anyway, nor does it heal.
Would you have said the same thing about Gacy, or Dahmer if he had been executed? Or is a females life more sacred than a males, mostly probably gay? I'm going to say the average females life is much more sacred than most (all?) murderers never mind a serial killers. I'm not sure why being gay would figure into any of it. You know who I think should be a more popular serial killer? Dennis Rader aka BTK Killer. He was pretty prolific. He taunted the media and cops. He was seriously sadistic and twisted yet was one of the few serial killers that had never been arrested or even suspected by neighbors or co workers etc... as being odd. He was only finally caught because a decade after his last kill he taunted the media and cops again which led to his arrest. Otherwise he would still be free and cross dressing while reminiscing about his younger days as a psychopathic murderer. I think part of his lack of popularity (aside from being a homicidal maniac) is he killed in Kansas which is not a sexy state and his branding is weak. BTK is just confusing in general and probably makes people think about the popular hamburger chain. For more information about BTK Strangler visit your local library or watch this video.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Oct 30, 2020 15:24:32 GMT
Posting a gif from The Evil Dead (I don't remember if that's 1 or 2) does not help you make your case. Kind've the opposite really. We are demons in disguise lenny... dirtypillows , may as well give em’ another reason to have a phobia and fear us.... Remember, you said it, not me! Write all your posts to Toasted CheeseLOL
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Oct 30, 2020 15:52:05 GMT
Though I think child killers and pedophiles should be boiled in oil, I don't think I could watch it while it happened. Morgana, I am a bit disturbed by some of these comments on here. People claiming what they think people deserve, like you have done here, and then claim you wouldn't want to watch it though. Isn't that cowardice and hypocrisy???
Ok to say one thing, but then allowing for others to do the dirty work for you so you don't don't have to get tainted is very deceptive and dishonest. If push came to shove and you were asked to actively participate in an execution, you more than likely would turn to jello. It is an unsound and troubled stance to take. I think we've agreed on this topic for the most part, but on this particular post I'm going to disagree. it might seem hypocritical to want someone to be punished but not want to watch it happening, but that's human nature. If someone killed someone I love I would want them punished, but I also wouldn't want to watch it. So I guess where I fall on it is that I would hope the society I live in would be better than my worst impulses and would not punish people in cruel and inhumane ways. Whoever the "powers that be" are should make better decisions than the ones I would make. In other words, not Trump LOL
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Oct 30, 2020 21:22:29 GMT
No, except for someone like Ted Bundy, I might. Regardless of how I may feel about the person being executed, I don't think I could EVER make an exception to being part of a public spectacle like an execution. Those administering it are no better than the condemned. That is absurd. You can't possibly truly believe that. That's like saying that a drunk driver who kills someone is no better than a serial killer who tortures and kills people for fun. Sure, both need to pay for their crimes, but the degree of severity is several orders of magnitude higher in one case than it is in the other. Same thing for executioners X murderers being executed; if you want to say that both are killers, fine, that is your prerogative, but you must acknowledge that the latter are worse than the former.
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