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Originally Posted by Schrodinger's Cat
I am for the most part opposed to the death penalty. If it is wrong to take a human life, then the law should have to adhere to the same morality.
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The gov't has a different set of responsibilities from either of us. The death penalty is a form of self-defense for society.
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Originally Posted by Schrodinger's Cat
And, really, the death penalty amounts to an easy out. The convicted killer committed these horrific acts and gets euthanized. That's nice. I bet most of the victim's deaths were nowhere near as easy and painless as lethal injection. Let the bastards rot in a maximum security cell for 40 years to reflect upon their sins. If you want to punish someone, that's the way to do it. It would also end this ridiculously arbitrary line between someone who at age 17 and 364 days commits a murder versus someone who commits a murder at age 18 and 0 days.
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Having society decide whether to punish or rehabilitate first would be a good idea.