Poll of the Day > 1 million, but every criminal dies

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1 million, untaxed, but every convicted felon drops dead, regardless of how minor the offense was/ how long they were in/ age

PowerOats posted...

every convicted felon drops dead

Will they die even if they innocent?

Thats a lot of people. No ty.
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No, don't want innocents to die. And not everyone in prison or with a conviction is bad. Some just made a bad choice.
Is the 60 year old that got in a bar fight when he was 18 going to die? Even though he's been a good person ever since?
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Win/win.

Zangulus posted...

Im pretty sure you can be made a felon for taking a leak in public.

No. Simply being a felon does not mean bad person.

And we now see where people don't know the difference between misdemeanors and felonies.
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jsb0714 posted...

Zangulus posted...

Im pretty sure you can be made a felon for taking a leak in public.

No. Simply being a felon does not mean bad person.

And we now see where people don't know the difference between misdemeanors and felonies.

It can result in a felony if it's a repeat offense.
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These people saying yes deserve to die themselves.

DistantMemory posted...

These people saying yes deserve to die themselves.

When I imagine Criminals, I see Murderer's, Rapists, Those who will commit violent crimes without care, and other types that can be just as bad, THOSE I would get rid of for a million, easily, But a lot of small time things or even those wrongly accused?, yeah nah, If I had a choice those would be spared.

And yes, I read what TC posted, just thought I'd put in a bit of info behind my choice.
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Kaguya_Kimimaro posted...

DistantMemory posted...

These people saying yes deserve to die themselves.

When I imagine Criminals, I see Murderer's, Rapists, Those who will commit violent crimes without care, and other types that can be just as bad, THOSE I would get rid of for a million, easily, But a lot of small time things or even those wrongly accused?, yeah nah, If I had a choice those would be spared.

And yes, I read what TC posted, just thought I'd put in a bit of info behind my choice.

So what you want is violent crimes.

That probably still includes the bar fight from 40 years ago that was never repeated....

You just can't lump criminals like this. Occasionally some really do turn their lives around and become good people, do they deserve to die too? Why remove the chance for someone to turn their lives around? Why should one mistake condemn you forever?
The media only ever talks about the prisoners released that are likely to reoffend. But what about the countless others that have been released and moved on to live good productive lives, having families, supporting their communities, etc.? Why would you want to kill them? And what about their kids? Are they doomed to an orphanage where they grow up hating everyone and become criminals themselves?
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Also, TC, are your parents around 50 years old?
If so, they grew up in the generation that drove drunk, got in fights, vandalized everything, smoked drugs, street raced, break and entered on basically everyone around them.

So basically everyones parents are going to die with your proposal. Since pretty much everyone from the 60's to 80's were super bad, and most grew out of it and became good people.
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jsb0714 posted...

Zangulus posted...

Im pretty sure you can be made a felon for taking a leak in public.

No. Simply being a felon does not mean bad person.

And we now see where people don't know the difference between misdemeanors and felonies.

In a lot of places, that would be considered indecent exposure, a sex crime. That's a felony with extra strings attached to it
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Kaguya_Kimimaro posted...

eah nah, If I had a choice those would be spared.

But you'd still take the million and kill them anyway?

Sarcasthma posted...

It can result in a felony if it's a repeat offense.

What kind of numbnut gets caught pissing in public more than once...?

I'd do it for $1 billion not gonna lie, but $1 million isn't enough to smooth out my conscience.
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ChouBF posted...

Sarcasthma posted...

It can result in a felony if it's a repeat offense.

What kind of numbnut gets caught pissing in public more than once...?

A drunkard.
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Not interested in murdering my own father, so I'll pass.
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This would fix overpopulated prisons at the cost of some innocent lives. I say sacrifices must be made. For Brittania!
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No way. Plenty of people are in jail that are either innocent or for charges that should have warranted a lesser punishment. Even if it's only felons, there's going to be some innocent convicted felons and those guilty for the most part don't deserve death.
Majority saying yes is disturbing...

Copyright infringement is a felony. Vandalism of federal property is a felony. Parole violation is a felony. Anyone who says yes to this is an idiot.

But then every criminal in prison will be spared from serving their time in their well-staffed resorts. And some high-ranking politicians might count. So never mind. America is getting better the way it is now.

Deal.
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SinisterSlay posted...

Is the 60 year old that got in a bar fight when he was 18 going to die?

Nobody is going to stay in jail for 42 years for a simple bar fight.

SinisterSlay posted...

Also, TC, are your parents around 50 years old?
If so, they grew up in the generation that drove drunk, got in fights, vandalized everything, smoked drugs, street raced, break and entered on basically everyone around them.

So basically everyones parents are going to die with your proposal. Since pretty much everyone from the 60's to 80's were super bad, and most grew out of it and became good people.

It says convicted criminals. As in criminals who are still in jail.
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Easy money.

ChouBF posted...

Sarcasthma posted...

It can result in a felony if it's a repeat offense.

What kind of numbnut gets caught pissing in public more than once...?

Either way, the "numbnut" doesn't deserve to die.

Sarcasthma posted...

ChouBF posted...

Sarcasthma posted...

It can result in a felony if it's a repeat offense.

What kind of numbnut gets caught pissing in public more than once...?

A drunkard.

One who needs to git gud.

Zangulus posted...

Revelation34 posted...

It says convicted criminals. As in criminals who are still in jail.

Youre confusing incarcerated with convicted.

This... just because youre out of jail doesn't mean you are not still a "convicted criminal."

Like someone already said, being a criminal doesn't mean youre a bad person. Not all convicted criminals are guilty and not all crimes are necessarily immoral. Our legal system is far from perfect and legality does not equal morality. Not to mention all the families of the convicted felons that would be affected by them suddenly dropping dead.

Ironically, everyone who votes yes would technically become a murderer or accessory to murder. Lol

What about $15 but every criminal stubs their toe?
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Sure. There's too many people on the planet anyway.
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Id do it for $0.01
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Zangulus posted...

Zangulus posted...

jsb0714 posted...

Zangulus posted...

Im pretty sure you can be made a felon for taking a leak in public.

No. Simply being a felon does not mean bad person.

And we now see where people don't know the difference between misdemeanors and felonies.

And we see that someone doesnt know about overbearing sex offender laws.

Ill also state that a misdemeanor is converted to a felony by Third Strike Laws.

A person with 3 incredibly minor offenses then gets a Felony charge against them.

So yeah. Very minor things can result in felonies.

If they can't learn from the first time, that's on them. I'd take the million and let 'em croak.
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54% say I'll take it

Boi this board has a ton of sociopaths
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americans are way too vindictive. people voting yes are far worse than the people they are killing

Kaguya_Kimimaro posted...

DistantMemory posted...

These people saying yes deserve to die themselves.

When I imagine Criminals, I see Murderer's, Rapists, Those who will commit violent crimes without care, and other types that can be just as bad, THOSE I would get rid of for a million, easily, But a lot of small time things or even those wrongly accused?, yeah nah, If I had a choice those would be spared.

And yes, I read what TC posted, just thought I'd put in a bit of info behind my choice.

Except convicted criminal isn't just "what you imagine" the criminals to be.
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No downsides here. Massively drop the human population, remove the dregs of society, and get money? I would say yes for free.
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Absolutely. The amount of reformed felons or wrongly accused is absolutely minuscule in comparison to the felons running loose on the streets ruining towns, cities, businesses, and lives.

Assuming this means felons only, of course.
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Yeah I'm not surprised by those results.

tough choice to be honest. I feel the world is overpopulated but simply every criminal wouldn't be enough to dent that enough to make a difference. i'm not going to answer as I honestly don't know what i'd do unless actually put in that situation. one thing I know about myself very well is I can say i'd do this or that, but it might turn out to be the opposite when actually put in the situation.
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Nah. Even more so for those who have only committed minor crimes.
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Yellow posted...

Yeah I'm not surprised by those results.

I'm actually surprised. Usually sanity prevails in the votes even if the comments are absurd but this time it's pretty clear how little thought people actually give to the specifics of criminality.

Rasmoh posted...

Absolutely. The amount of reformed felons or wrongly accused is absolutely minuscule in comparison to the felons running loose on the streets ruining towns, cities, businesses, and lives.

Assuming this means felons only, of course.

You're going to have to prove your entire post now.
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Make it more interesting, make all felonies be instant death too. How many people will happily kill criminals if they think it could mean potentially shortening their own life expectancy?
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