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Eric · 22-02-2008, 17:56

We have come a long way since "l'etat c'est moi." Now we all ... or most of us ... agree that the state is us. If we have capital punishment then we are complicit in the death of those who we execute. Some obviously welcome that ... but what about the large number, the millions, who do not wish this. Punsihment is not vengence. If someone killed my daughter I would no doubt wish them dead, and if given the opportunity I might just kill them. This is not capital punishment, or punishment of any kind, it is revenge pure and simple and personal. The act is mine; the consequences are mine. In such a case the state does not act for me, nor do I wish it to.

22-02-2008, 17:56	#69
Eric God Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Posts: 9,290 Liked: 2347 times Rep Power: 58528	Re: death penalty? We have come a long way since "l'etat c'est moi." Now we all ... or most of us ... agree that the state is us. If we have capital punishment then we are complicit in the death of those who we execute. Some obviously welcome that ... but what about the large number, the millions, who do not wish this. Punsihment is not vengence. If someone killed my daughter I would no doubt wish them dead, and if given the opportunity I might just kill them. This is not capital punishment, or punishment of any kind, it is revenge pure and simple and personal. The act is mine; the consequences are mine. In such a case the state does not act for me, nor do I wish it to.