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The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?

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The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
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RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
February 19, 2011 at 7:59 am
(February 18, 2011 at 10:00 am)theVOID Wrote: Of course not, you would need a more compelling reason than "person x killed person y", such as "person x will kill person y unless I kill person x first", in that case I would be justified in taking someone's right to life to prevent another loss of life.
So assuming that you are person Z, I can say "person Z will kill person X unless I kill person Z first", and I would be justified in taking person Z's life right?
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RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why? - by Tiberius - February 19, 2011 at 7:59 am

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