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Re:When murderers were hanged quickly (2014) by amazingman on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @12:59PM (#20166767)
Agreed. Even without going down the philosophical rabbit hole, it should be clear in 2019 that retributive justice is unseemly.
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Re:When murderers were hanged quickly (2014) by sysbin on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @01:21PM (#20167026)
I would say barbaric for what's possible without an antiquated incorrect belief.
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Re:When murderers were hanged quickly (2014) by amazingman on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @05:27PM (#20169493)
I agree. I just think that tactically all we really need is for people to realize that what we have now is retributive, and calling them barbaric tends to backfire.
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