Who gave me the moral authority to make this decision? Or you? Are we interested in revenge or retribution? Do we wish to make our society safer, or do we just wish to make someone else suffer? Or is it just Schadenfreude in extremis?
Why should we entrust government to be our instrument? We say we don't trust government in other matters, that they lie to us, and it is often shown true--yet this should be an exception?
And what about the biggest question: what is the difference between execution and the death penalty?
Who do you think should recieve the death penalty?
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Who gave me the moral authority to make this decision? Or you? Are we interested in revenge or retribution? Do we wish to make our society safer, or do we just wish to make someone else suffer? Or is it just Schadenfreude in extremis?
Why should we entrust government to be our instrument? We say we don't trust government in other matters, that they lie to us, and it is often shown true--yet this should be an exception?
And what about the biggest question: what is the difference between execution and the death penalty?