Re: Death penalty

pcg <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.music.dadl.ot
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>> And I've only talked about it as a deterrent for the person being
>> executed.
>
> Again, that's not a deterrent, it's a punishment.
>
> **so is life.  You take their liberty forever.

Life imprisonment is a method of protecting society, not "punishing"
the convicted.

> **And since life sentences are not always life sentences, they don’t really
> mean anything either.

That's a separate issue. I agree that life sentences should be upheld,
unless new evidence comes to light.

> You don't get to determine when God's grace is finished. To be so
> presumptuous is not only terrifying, but contemptible. It's truly
> difficult for me to imagine greater hubris. God commanded you not to
> murder, and you're going to demand that He step aside while we exact
> our vengeance? Count me out, please.
>
> **God also commanded a murderer be put to death didn’t he?  You obey on one
> hand and ignore on the other?
>
> **No...I don’t really think that, but effectively if you toss around God,
> you have to deal with all things He said.

I'm perfectly fine with that.

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