seiya19 said:
Not feeling emotions regarding a topic that deals directly with human lives is not... Well, human. I'm certainly not going to apologize for this. I did give rational arguments though... You could argue that they're rooted on my own moral views, sure, but that doesn't make them irrational. In any case, wouldn't it be better to just respond with your own opposing views on the matter instead of attempting to belittle my views with that remark ? Isn't that what a rational person would do ? |
There is difference between feeling emotions and allowing them to overpower your mental faculties. You are of the latter variety.
"One innocent alone is too much for me." - this is really a testament to irrational thought. You basically suggest that it's okay for them to serve life sentences, but not be executed. Which is the more arduous life I wonder. A swift, painless execution or 50 years in a cell knowing you're innocent. Seems obvious to me...
"It's hypocritical" - It's a punishment for a crime. Nothing hypocritical about it. That's like arguing it's hypocritical for a theif to serve time in prison since they are inherently stealing money from taxpayers.
"It's useless because it doesn't do anything to repair the damage done" - there is no repair for murder. Why waste time, space, and money trying to attain it?
"The way I see it, the purpose of punishment regarding the law should be to prevent further damage and rehabilitate the infractor as much as possible."
This is embarrassingly silly. Yep, let's just prevent further damage - so it's okay that Bernie Madoff stole millions from clients. Let's not make him repay it. Let's just make sure he doesn't do it again!
There is no rehabilitation for non-insane criminals. They don't need help. They are evil scum.
