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Death Penalty by BuggedEyes2006-11-19 12:55:59
  The death penalty is indefensible. by mmell2004-12-14 08:00:26
    *sigh* How about practicality? by Voltigeur2004-12-14 08:10:37
      Another reason as well: by phezult2004-12-14 08:20:02
        Fallacy detected. by mmell2004-12-14 08:28:03
          I agree that capital punishment is not a deterrent by HeyRef2004-12-14 08:47:44
            I take your point. by mmell2004-12-14 08:52:34
              accidental death != murder by HeyRef2004-12-14 09:28:02
                Ahhh . . . shades of gray. by mmell2004-12-14 09:55:21
                  Does not matter if we are wise enough by Ston2004-12-14 10:06:31
                    So that makes us different from the murderer . . . by mmell2004-12-14 10:13:45
                      We recognize that the by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 10:37:34
                        Yes, but how is that value greater than that . . . by mmell2004-12-14 11:47:42
                          The murderer has declared that his life by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 12:14:37
                            Only if your believe by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 15:35:01
                              If the ultimate crime is killing someone... by MikeCDN2004-12-14 15:37:07
                                Yes, but no. by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 15:42:49
                                but what if someone is executed by mistake? by MikeCDN2004-12-14 15:53:22
                                Mistake != unjustified. by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 16:09:28
                                So if... by MikeCDN2004-12-14 16:13:18
                                Not justified, because by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 16:17:04
                                The state is made up of people by MikeCDN2004-12-14 16:29:34
                                And... by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 17:01:00
                                Saying that they are different by MikeCDN2004-12-14 17:06:39
                                They are different. by ManiacJoe 2004-12-14 18:28:52
The state has been given the power to kill as punishment for committing fitting crimes. This power (and list of crimes) comes from the people as a whole, while the people as individuals do not have this power, according to society. Errors do get made in the use of this power; unfortunately there is not much that can be done afterwards for the executed. What can be done is to adjust the system so that similar mistakes do not get made again.

Morally, if you are not in jeopardy you cannot justify killing another. At the individual level, this is one of the times where legal and moral match, assuming the current common morality.
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