Quote:Oh, and to make my above point clear... the death penalty is not a deterrence. Look up the stats. With that off the shelf, you need to concentrate on the idea of justice.
Excellent post. Translation; I agree.
I'd be interested in you opinion:
A moral relativist and utilitarian (among other things) I have no problem with the notion of the State killing some people as punishment,in principle. EG for the rape or murder of a child or murder for personal gain. I say in principle because as far as I am aware there is no legal system on earth which guarantees a safe conviction for ANY crime. However, I think an argument could still be made on utilitarian grounds.
Further,it is my observation that any connection between the law and justice is more a matter of happy accident than of design.
