Re:Capital Punishment: The end of the death penalty
by viggity on Saturday May 30, 2015 @12:17AM
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putting them in prison doesn't do anything for the victim, maybe we should just let them go free, amirite?
it is about justice. not vengeance. not revenge. justice. if you burn my house to the ground, you go to prison, I sue you and take your property. that is just.
if you intentionally and with malice kidnap, rape, beat, shoot and then bury alive a 19 year old girl (like Clayton Lockett did). then you don't get to breathe the same air as the rest of us. you don't get to go outside, you don't get your prison tv. you get a needle and an unmarked grave. it is what is fair.
Re:Capital Punishment: The end of the death penalty
by mikeash on Saturday May 30, 2015 @12:33AM
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What's the difference between vengeance and justice, in your view?
Re:Capital Punishment: The end of the death penalty
by wlievens on Saturday May 30, 2015 @01:26AM
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For those who are beyond help, nothing? For the loved ones of the victims, it could provide a sliver of comfort, and that is priceless compared to taking away the freedom of someone who has no right to it.
Personally, I oppose the death penalty on practical grounds. It costs more than life in prison, it eliminates the possibility of reversing a false conviction, and it has no real advantage, so why do it?