tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post6888576609638869347..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: Senator Abdallah Stinks up Airwaves with Death Penalty Nonsensecaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-40234132586060058722009-07-30T15:40:23.673-06:002009-07-30T15:40:23.673-06:00Sen. Abdallah may have good intentions, and I don&...Sen. Abdallah may have good intentions, and I don't have a beef with him personally, but the words he broadcast this noon were textbook examples of how not to argue a case: internally inconsistent, red herring, and unsubstantiated claims.<br /><br />I can sympathize with the <i>feeling</i>—I feel some of it myself—but Bruce Gray rightly identified that feeling as a visceral impulse for revenge, something we should not allow to govern the justice system.caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-5114700631007422802009-07-30T14:19:36.672-06:002009-07-30T14:19:36.672-06:00Cory, I thought Abdallah made good sense (in a str...Cory, I thought Abdallah made good sense (in a strange way). I sympathize with anyone who feels that brutal murderers should themselves be murdered. Such would be justice.<br /><br />However, if I were the governor, I could never, ever sign a death warrant. I was tempted to call into "Dakota Midday" and say so, and then say why: I would fear the wrath of Almighty God!Stan Gibiliscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455094392489031332noreply@blogger.com