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On the Death Penalty

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On the Death Penalty

from JoeUser Forums

      Several places have abolished the death penalty. However, I find that the death penalty is perfectly acceptable, given 100% assurance. I believe very strongly in the Law of the Old Testament, and does it not say "an eye for an eye"? If one takes another's life, should not their life be taken? Also, all "life" sentences should be changed to death sentences, except for the most heinous cases, in which case, solitary life confinement is a suitable punishment. However, we waste our resources and jail space with criminals who will never be reformed and released. I would give a number, but I can't find one. However, the death penalty should not be given to children or teenagers, only to adults, to prevent the execution of one who does not deserve punishment due to a lack of knowledge of depth of his actions. The death penalty should not be applied for life with parole, only life without parole, though (and life with parole should be used in uncertain cases).

      I am for the death penalty because, quite frankly, life in prison is not only too long for a repentant prisoner, but provides too much chance for a unrepentant prisoner to escape.

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Reply #26 from JoeUser Forums Top
Did he (Christ) not ask who among the crowd was innocent, rather than condemning the death penalty?
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My point exactly. People can only be condemned or convicted if they are found committing a crime and proven guilty. If we gonna ask everyone who would judge the accused if the are free of sin then we may as well eliminate the justice system and allow crime to run free.
Reply #27 from Stardock Forums Top

I'm not saying that people cannot reform, merely that they have to pay for their sins.

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By that premise, you should be executed, too. 

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Reply #28 from JoeUser Forums Top
By that premise, you should be executed, too.
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Scratch a liberals beliefs and they change them to fit the situation.
Reply #29 from Stardock Forums Top

By that premise, you should be executed, too.
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Ah, but who have I killed? Punishment on Earth is the government's responsibility.

My point exactly. People can only be condemned or convicted if they are found committing a crime and proven guilty. If we gonna ask everyone who would judge the accused if the are free of sin then we may as well eliminate the justice system and allow crime to run free.
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Not exactly. Nobody is free of sin. It was merely that Jesus came to pardon the sinner, to give them a second chance. The problem is that we still need to punish crime.