RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
July 11, 2011 at 7:36 pm
(This post was last modified: July 11, 2011 at 7:38 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Well,somebody rapes or murders one of mine,or steals my bicycle,I'm 100% in favour of the death penalty. However, if I should rape or murder somebody, or steal their bike I'm 100% opposed*.
A moral relativist, I'm in favour of consistency,but not of moral or legal absolutes. I reject the notion of mandatory sentencing as innately unjust.--Of course that's assuming one subscribes to the naive idea that the law is about justice.
Thought for the day
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*tangent: I use the bicycle example,as when I was in China.a man was executed for running a gang of bicycle thieves.
A moral relativist, I'm in favour of consistency,but not of moral or legal absolutes. I reject the notion of mandatory sentencing as innately unjust.--Of course that's assuming one subscribes to the naive idea that the law is about justice.
Thought for the day
Quote:A Liberal is a Conservative who has just been arrested. A Conservative is a Liberal who has just been mugged. (anon)
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*tangent: I use the bicycle example,as when I was in China.a man was executed for running a gang of bicycle thieves.
