The difference between being coerced and coercing

[NeBlis]

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But if the criminal owns no property at all (other than himself)


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he owns himself and that is the basis of every belief re: property


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Is it morally superior to starve him to death on the basis of property rights rather than to execute him on the basis that he's just a terrible person?

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either or really .. although killing him causes less suffering that starvation so you could argue that killing him outright is more humane therefore more moral.