For a simpler--but equally dangerous--method of removing files, use an Automator Finder plug-in. I have one I call "Expunge", with two actions. The first action is an Automator "Ask for confirmation" screen, and the second one is a simple "Run shell script" that takes the selected files as command line arguments, and applies "rm -rfP" to each one, in a for loop. I save this workflow as a Finder plugin, and voilà. When you control-click on one or more objects in the Finder, you just slide down to the "Automator" submenu and select Expunge to delete them immediately and permanently.

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here is a variation of the above to delete all files in a folder.
Make an automator action consisting of the following simple shell script:

for f in "$@"
do
rm "$f"/*
done



Save the automator action as a finder plug-in and there you have it.
Right-clicking on a folder and choosing your plug-in from the contextual menu will delete all the files in that folder. As Rob says be careful using this!

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