Re: Bad Reasons
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I actually think victim's families feelings are a good reason for capital punishment. I'm assuming the default is to wish to see it carried out and if they disagree, I'm sure most governors would be grant clemency.
Economic considerations either way seem to me to be awful arguments.
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The victim's family's feelings are a very bad reason to kill someone. Often, they want to see someone killed out of a (understandable) desire for revenge. However, after the executiion, there loved one is still gone, and they usually don't feel much better.
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