Do you support the death penalty?

[Puppyroach]

Ka-pi96 said:

Jumpin said:
No. it serves no good purpose and is hypocritical to have in societies that condemn murder.

Is it though? Murder and executions aren't the same thing. Neither are murder and killing, and there's very little condemnation of killing. People aren't punished for killing in self-defence (or if they're a cop in some countries...). There's certainly no condemnation towards those whose job it is to kill (soldiers), if anything they are glorified rather than condemned.

Except both execution and murder share that they are deliberate. The reason killing in self defense isn´t viewed upon as being as bad is because you have no choice and doesn´t do it delibirately. I would say that executing a person is the equivalent of murder.