It wasn't meant to be rhetoric, it does seem that your motivation is revenge. If it is not, feel free to clarify.
And as for someone who killed my child, I would much rather they get a life sentence if executing them meant that even one innocent person could be executed in the process. Then again, I would probably make sure they weren't around to serve a life sentence myself, however, I would make sure no innocent would be hurt in the process. Yes, it would be revenge, and I am not afraid to admit that it would be an appeal to baser emotions. I would not, however, seek revenge if it meant even one innocent person was hurt in the process.
And as for someone who killed my child, I would much rather they get a life sentence if executing them meant that even one innocent person could be executed in the process. Then again, I would probably make sure they weren't around to serve a life sentence myself, however, I would make sure no innocent would be hurt in the process. Yes, it would be revenge, and I am not afraid to admit that it would be an appeal to baser emotions. I would not, however, seek revenge if it meant even one innocent person was hurt in the process.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
