# Has this many people ever wished for one person to die? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 4, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169 "2020-10-04T04:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/141 "2020-10-05T17:46:59Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > My preference is for the former Your preference seems to be incredibly unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/142 "2020-10-05T17:54:08Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > People have been very careful in not quite calling outright for his execution. I suspect many are just thinking it very loudly. You’re upset because you suspect other people are thinking thoughts you don’t like? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/143 "2020-10-05T17:59:05Z")
My feeling is the same as I feel about capital punishment - 100% opposed to state-sanctioned execution. That doesn’t mean I don’t think there are people who deserve it, and I wouldn’t begrudge a victim family member from wishing it. While Trump doesn’t reach this level of deserving-ness, I wouldn’t feel bad if he spent the rest of his days being reminded of his misdeeds locked up and breathing hard, thanks to his own actions. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/144 "2020-10-05T18:01:51Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > I suspect many are just thinking it very loudly. So we’re condemning people for thought crime now? ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/145 "2020-10-05T18:09:14Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > > [@Reply](#): > > > > If you believe in thoughts and prayers, please ask for a excruciating, merciless death for him. > > Sometimes I forget how loving and tolerant liberals are. Thanks for the timely reminder. Sometimes I forget how utterly stupid Trump supporters are. Trump has personally caused at least a hundred thousand unnecessary deaths by: Not shutting down the country a week earlier. Not ramping up PPE production to serve our needs. By downplaying the severity, so that dipshits like you don’t take it seriously. By downplaying masks, so dipshits like you don’t wear them. By promoting fanciful cures and vaccines. By not having a strong national policy. By forcing individual states to fight each other for resources. Those people are dead. By any reasonable measure, Trump doesn’t deserve to die, he deserves to suffer for decades to make up for the life he personally snuffed out, the misery he’s caused, and the joy he robbed people of. If he lives to a hundred and suffers every single second he’ll still get off absurdly easy. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/146 "2020-10-05T18:46:08Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > So we’re condemning people for thought crime now? It’s not like he was condemning people for things they have actually done. Apparently that’s wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/147 "2020-10-05T18:49:41Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > You’re upset because you suspect other people are thinking thoughts you don’t like? I’m not upset in the slightest. I criticise what people have said. I suspect there are some also who would go further. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/148 "2020-10-05T18:52:10Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > It’s not like he was condemning people for things they have actually done. Apparently that’s wrong. No, I think condemning people for what they do or say is perfectly justifiable. As it is the pit as well I’m perfectly happy in being open about what I supect some people truly think. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/149 "2020-10-05T18:54:14Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > So we’re condemning people for thought crime now? I’ll certainly criticise people for the opinions they hold, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/150 "2020-10-05T18:56:06Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > I’m not upset in the slightest. Really? If this is you being normal, what are you like when you’re slightly upset? ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/151 "2020-10-05T18:57:04Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Your preference seems to be incredibly unlikely. If only there were some way of democratically removing him from power without killing him eh? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/152 "2020-10-05T18:59:27Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > If only there were some way of democratically removing him from power without killing him eh If only there weren’t multiple plans in play to stymie any attempts to democratically remove him from office. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/153 "2020-10-05T19:00:21Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Really? If this is you being normal, what are you like when you’re slightly upset? If this is what you think is slightly upset I’m wondering if you’ve ever come into contact with an upset human before. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/154 "2020-10-05T19:01:52Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > As somebody who loves America, I don’t want Trump to die now. I want him to live so he can be resoundingly voted out of office and everyone can see that the American people rejected him. Only then can we start recovering from the shame of having elected him in the first place. This! It’s why I wasn’t THAT sad he wasn’t removed from office via the impeachment process. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/155 "2020-10-05T19:04:40Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > If only there weren’t multiple plans in play to stymie any attempts to democratically remove him from office. Well quite, what to do? what to do? ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/156 "2020-10-05T19:05:33Z")
Thirded. What I’d like to see is for the system to work as it should. The political system should be his ticket out of office. And then I want him to finally know what it feels like to feel the full weight of the legal system - the way any of us would if we did a fraction of the shit he does in a single week. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/157 "2020-10-05T19:08:30Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > > As somebody who loves America, I don’t want Trump to die now. I want him to live so he can be resoundingly voted out of office and everyone can see that the American people rejected him. Only then can we start recovering from the shame of having elected him in the first place. > > This! It’s why I wasn’t THAT sad he wasn’t removed from office via the impeachment process. No. I would have been even happier if he had been removed from office by impeachment. It would have represented a more emphatic rejection of Trump than just voting him out of office would be. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/158 "2020-10-05T19:09:00Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > If only there were some way of democratically removing him from power without killing him eh? We’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/159 "2020-10-05T19:12:56Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > > Really? If this is you being normal, what are you like when you’re slightly upset? > > If this is what you think is slightly upset I’m wondering if you’ve ever come into contact with an upset human before. No, I have run into lots of upset people. And generally they’re acting the way you’re acting. So I assumed from your actions that you were upset. I guess it just shows how you can’t assume you know what other people are thinking by reading what they have written. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169/160 "2020-10-05T19:13:12Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > We’ll see. I think I have a little more faith in the American people than you do. The only reason he got in last time was becuase the worst possible opposition candidate was chosen to run against him. I think he’ll be out. His dirty tricks won’t save him, a vaccine won’t save him and as the current European resurgence goes to show, even the most moderate and competent poltical administrations can’t guarantee a low-level of cases so Trump won’t be able to point to any form of eradication. He’ll get his, I’m sure. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-many-people-ever-wished-for-one-person-to-die/922169.md?page=9)