18965, RE: Thurgood Marshall Posted by k_orr, Wed Jan-17-01 08:09 AM
>So you do not think taking >a life however morally corrupt >deserves to be spared?
I'm not sure if I get it. But there are some people who deserve to die for their crimes. Perhaps you believe that no one is beyond redemption.
>but do >you argue that the an >"eye for an eye" rule >is better.
In a literal application it wouldn't work. But in some cases, murderers should be executed.
>I guess rehabilitation is too much >like right to go after.
There are plenty of folks beyond rehabilitiation. Exile might be the only other bet.
> And if we really >think about it...What punishment is >there in death? Through >death you become free...at least >from these worldly oppressions.
Sorry, I don't subscribe to touchy feely sentiments. In practical terms you have permanently removed someone who committed a serious crime.
>Unfortunately your right...but that's because our >jail systems boast of rehabilitation >but in fact is more >about capitalism.
And now you're going to argue about the prison industry complex?
>>What else is left? >>Punishment. > >But to what degree and at >whose expense?
Let the punishment fit the crime, and it's at our expense as society. We make the rules.
k. orr
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