Plain and simple, I have always believed that it is morally acceptable that someone be killed if they have inflicted that outcome on others. But there's also no question in my mind that whether or not "the death penalty" is right or wrong isn't the question we face.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/opinion/an-indefensible-punishment.html?_r=2&ref=opinion
The relevant question is whether or not any agent of the state is competent enough to be trusted with such matters of life and death. Of course, they are not.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/opinion/an-indefensible-punishment.html?_r=2&ref=opinion
The relevant question is whether or not any agent of the state is competent enough to be trusted with such matters of life and death. Of course, they are not.
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