17-03-2005, 17:46
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Re: Pakdasht justice?
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Originally Posted by g78
I just don't see how morally we can condone taking a life of someone who has already taken a life. To me it is double standards.
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The answer to your quandry is rather simple. Punishment is established to place a value, if you will, on the crime. For example, if you wish to exceed the speed limit, it will cost you "X" amount of money. Capital punishment simply takes the value with which you hold your own existence and places it on those around you. If you do not want to lose your life, you will not take mine. |
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