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[wtbob]

dang, he was making a perfectly civil and substantive point (one I'll admit to agreeing with): that police who abuse their powers should be executed.

Like it or not, the death penalty is perfectly within the norms of the civilised world; it's popular even where not allowed.

In this case, the only thing incompatible with civil, substantive discussion was … you.

[dang → wtbob]

Sorry, but it doesn't count as civil and substantive in my book. It seems like just another form of venting, which we can do without here.

On HN, over-the-top rhetoric isn't in anybody's interest. It refutes itself and trivializes the subject.

[SamReidHughes → wtbob]

It sure was substantive! I'd never thought of the idea of using the death penalty as a punishment for crimes before reading it. And I certainly didn't know what his opinion was on whether a specific crime deserved death, and I was very delighted to hear it, and then imagine the punishment happen. It made me feel good.