Debatepoint: death penalty

'death penalty'

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by metric on 2005-01-03 03:39:17

It recognizes humankind's natural sense of equal justice, in this case, a life for a life

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by seraphblade on 2005-09-29 19:38:51

Those who kill often feel that those they kill have wronged them, and feel a natural inclination toward revenge. Should we not thereby also respect their "natural" motives, by your logic, and therefore not punish any killer at all unless they murdered a complete stranger in cold blood?

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title: 'Re: revenge'
text: 'Those who kill often feel that those they kill have wronged them, and feel a natural inclination toward revenge. Should we not thereby also respect their "natural" motives, by your logic, and therefore not punish any killer at all unless they murdered a complete stranger in cold blood?'
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