On 04 Jun 2014, at 13:36, meekerdb wrote:
On 6/4/2014 12:14 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
On 04 Jun 2014, at 00:40, spudboy100 via Everything List wrote:
No family, then it depends on the nature of the crime. Sparing a
killer for a price? This reminds me of why the US doesn't have
race riots anymore, like the LA Rodney King riots. Most often,
there are "settlements" as when police do unlawful killings,
because the family opts for the settlement. I am feeling that
those nation states that do not have death penalties, are opting,
as a cultural norm, Out of a sense of sqeamishness, which is
understandable, rather than real justice or mercy. "well, if we
just don't have the death penalty, we won't have to think about
the victim."
Death penalty does not make sense. I can understand personal
individual revenge, and could acquit a parent killing the one who
has been violent with his/her children, but I can't swallow the
idea that a state coldly kill someone. This is close to nonsense
and barbary. It does not deter people to kill,
It has it's historical basis in deterring revenge killings. The
state forbade revenge killing, and it order to make that palatable
to the families of persons murdered it was necessary to impose the
death penalty as judicial punishment. Having the state kill
someone coldly, meaning with deliberation and in accordance with
laws and evidence is certainly preferable to family members taking
revenge based on snap judgements blinded by emotion.
That makes sense. OK. Good pragmatic point ... for some transition
toward a less barbarian solution (imo).
Bruno
Brent
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