If the government has the authority to kill people, they why do they say that they are against violence?
78682
The principle here is not that they are able to kill people but for what reason. The execution of a known felon who has him/herself murdered countless lives has forfeited his/her right to live under the eyes of the law. If he/she were to be set free and thus cause more deaths on the population it is justified to take his life for the general good. They are against violence, random and senseless violence that is. Sanctioned killings whereby a person has commited crimes deemed irreconcievable in the eyes of the community is not a crime nor hyprocracy but justified and necessary. As for war it depends on the reason, to the defence of life and country it is a noble cause, for an outster of a regime not friendly to a country that is selfcentered hyprocracy for a nation that cherishes life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
85349
Perhaps because they see it as if the person calling them names is not respecting their position of authority.  However, at the same time, if you are not acting violent or as if you  are going to cause them harm, I still think that we as citizens have Freedom of speech to express our opinions.
75431
It's interesting that in the U.K., defending oneself against a violent crime is a crime itself.  The government goes lightly against criminals, while offering counseling for those who've been victims of crime.
672988
No one has the right to kill.
999545
Yes.\n\nAny government that launches OFFENSIVE military action is by definition terrorist.
1132314
The soldier kills because he is ordered to. that however does not ease the morality issue.\n\nMurder in self defense as well as murder for family or personal honor are not punishable in many countries. \n\nIt is a rather complicated issue that one cannot impose rules.\n\nYou are either against all sorts of killing (as you probably are) or you accept it as a fact of life.
938151
It seems to allow madmen like neo-nazi's, commies and radical Islamists to Speak about bringing down the same government that protects the right.   It would allow Anti government (and anti citizen) newspapers and TV.   It would allow in a pure form hate speeches against anyone,  Women, Black, Jews, White, Asian anyone!
220641
no i don't think executing anyone is a good way to go about it.  we are supposed to be a more open and tolerant society and it makes no sense to proport such violence among people who are serving their country, even if they do it less than perfect.
716259
That is something that the courts have defined and redefined through cases.\n\nWith rights come responsibilities, so you cannot yell "Fire!" in a crowded theatre if there is no fire.\n\nYou cannot preach the violent overthrow of the nation or demand that a certain individual be murdered.
705555
The government probably isn't serious enough in fighting the terrorists groups.\n\nI'm from Indonesia, and my country has been plagued by yearly bomb explosions.After 3 bomb explosions,what did my government do to prevent the explosions from happeneing? nothing! \n\n\nBut now, the current Indonesian Pres. is serious in fighting terror groups, and since he took office, the police have killed more than 3 terrorists of te Bali, Marriot hotel, and Australian embassy bombings .\n\nTo fight terrorists, a government should be serious in andling them. i hope your government will notice that, soon. Good luck.
155816
having beliefs is not criminal, so the gov cannot do anything untill they do something wrong/violent\n\nthere is nothing different on paper between the kkk, the cub scouts, and a golf club...\n\nit sucks but what can you do??
1112108
You are right. It is either kill or be killed. I mean, for some people, talking can do. But, for others, there are  no other means. If they want to kill you for no other reason then hating you because you are an American and they come after you, you just can't stand there. You got to fight! You got more reasons to live then they have reasons for killing you. That is how we keep America safe.
1107433
I'm going to need substantial proof befre I believe that our government murdered thousands of innocent people.  With the conspiracies flying, I still can't get past flying planes into buildings.  How could we get somebody to volunteer to kill themselves to start a war?  You need a belief system that goes beyond death to get somebody to sacrifice their lives for anything, and I can't see our government gaining that type of power over anybody just to start a war.
537764
No, because the government would really have to do something if they actually got real peace...The government keeps the people scared and themselves in power
439885
Because it is the right thing to do. It is just not right for people to be opressed by their govenment like it is here in the states.
997319
there are inalienable human rights, agreed upon in the Geneva Conventions, that apply to all humans.  Though they may ultimately be executed, they are afforded the right to due process.  This prevents using some label like "terrorist" to rob just about anyone of their rights and have them killed.  Like in the days of the Salem witch hunts- all you had to do was call someone out as a witch, and they lost all their rights and were burned at the stake.  If terrorists had no rights by law, then if the system wanted someone destroyed, all you have to do is accuse them or frame them as terrorists and you've got them canned.  At least with due process, the system would have to really spend a heck of a lot of time and effort on pushing a falsely-accused person through the system.  It's always doable, but with due process, framing someone is harder to pull off and there are a lot more chances for the plot to unfold.\n\nWhen people defend human rights rollbacks by saying "if you're not a terrorist, you have nothing to fear!" it's not true.  We're founded on the principle that we have the right to overthrow our government if it fails to work for the people (Declaration of Independance) and if due process is taken away, we lose that power because the government can annhialate anyone they perceive as a threat.  I hate to sound like some sort of extremist or anarchist, which I'm not, but let's not forget our founding documents and what concepts this country was built on.
924484
Because the government dont want there own people in trouble.