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Tyrannical on 01 April 2009
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The Ghost of RubangB said:
Tyrannical said:
The Ghost of RubangB said:


The death penalty costs way too much money. There are 2 ways to lower the costs: abolish the death penalty entirely, which will save tons of money (good) and never accidentally kill an innocent person again (very good), or allow for speedier executions with fewer appeals, which will save money (good), but leads to more accidental executions of the innocent (very bad).

So, if there was 100% certainty you wouldn't have a problem with it?

 

TheRealMafoo said:

What if you could eliminate the accidental execution of the innocent?

(for example, in this case there is no way to dispute what he did)

I still don't think a government should have the power to kill.  I think all murders should be against the law, no matter the reason and no matter the killer.  I want criminals and governments to follow the same law: no murders, no executions, no torture.

Aaaaah, the classic dishonest misdirection of a death penalty opponent.

 



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