(June 17, 2011 at 2:19 pm)Napoleon Wrote:(June 16, 2011 at 4:50 pm)martin02 Wrote: Against, under any circumstances. Not through the fallibility of the system argument, not through the expedience of preventing more death, certainly not through the fallacy of personal circumstance (although I never wanted to be that guy in the pub with his mates hanging off his arms yelling "It's not worth it!", I'd expect to the held back).
Even under the most optimal circumstances, execution leaves me feeling we are all lessened by the experience.
Lets just leave that serial killer locked away in his cell for the rest of his pointless existence so that he can consume food which could be going to starving children then eh?
Napoleon, a life sentence for a serial killer is no picnic, indeed some might argue it to be worse than execution. The food saved over one life sentence would not exactly solve the problem of starvation around the world.
In short, I think you need to offer a better argument for c.p. than this!
A man is born to a virgin mother, lives, dies, comes alive again and then disappears into the clouds to become his Dad. How likely is that?
