Capital Punishment

[bluesbassman]

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Before you agree with the Death Penalty, you must agree to the possibility of an innocent being murdered (an innocent who could be anybody from a complete stranger to your own mother). THERE IS NO WAY AROUND THIS. None.

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What's even more interesting to me is that it is often those who argue most strongly about the corruption and fallibility of government who are in favor of the death penalty.

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This is a good point. Although I think those who commit murder and rape, etc, deserve to die, I am uneasy about the state performing that function. If I don't trust the government to deliver my mail, it seems a bit inconsistent to be in favor of allowing it to carry out executions.

On an individual basis, however, the guilt of the condemned is rarely in doubt, so you'll rarely see me protest an execution. I don't have a problem with executing Ted Bundy or the Unabomber.