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Shouldn't one be punished enough by living through the dead? Shouldn't one be punished enough by never again sleeping in their own bed One should be punished, not freed Shouldn't one be punished already by inhaling the  jail air and exhaling their sins? Shouldn't one be punished already by taking away everything they need? One should be punished not freed And shouldn't they suffer from what they've done? Shouldn't they live every day wishing they had somewhere to run? One should be punished not freed But killing the monster is quick You see, the things the monster did were sick But the monster only did what you're doing It's different the monster killed for that and this, We're killing for our justice Justice means to  have peace, and genuine respect for people not death because it's easy But an innocent man was killed on the street because someone was too drugged he didn't even know the difference from grass and concrete So lock him up and leave him to suffer Show him pain and teach him to be tougher Let him think in silence, let it hit him at once, let the pain that he caused affect who he was Why give him the chance to change what he's done? Why give someone who's gone mad only a hit and run? Because everyone deserves a chance to change We're the monster's by killing the mistakes that make them strange
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May 13, 2014
May 13, 2014 at 2:07 PM UTC
Death Penalty
Shouldn't one be punished enough by living through the dead? Shouldn't one be punished enough by never again sleeping in their own bed One should be punished, not freed Shouldn't one be punished already by inhaling the  jail air and exhaling their sins? Shouldn't one be punished already by taking away everything they need? One should be punished not freed And shouldn't they suffer from what they've done? Shouldn't they live every day wishing they had somewhere to run? One should be punished not freed But killing the monster is quick You see, the things the monster did were sick But the monster only did what you're doing It's different the monster killed for that and this, We're killing for our justice Justice means to  have peace, and genuine respect for people not death because it's easy But an innocent man was killed on the street because someone was too drugged he didn't even know the difference from grass and concrete So lock him up and leave him to suffer Show him pain and teach him to be tougher Let him think in silence, let it hit him at once, let the pain that he caused affect who he was Why give him the chance to change what he's done? Why give someone who's gone mad only a hit and run? Because everyone deserves a chance to change We're the monster's by killing the mistakes that make them strange
emilymills
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May 13, 2014
May 13, 2014 at 2:07 PM UTC
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