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Originally Posted by Lasereth
This isn't about whether or not people agree with the death sentence...it's about the fact that there are now vans that can drive to the criminal and give death as it's needed. In a society that uses the death penalty heavily, it works. It's cheaper and faster. This doesn't affect the criminals or the justice system in China. As mentioned in the article, the people who are killed by lethal injection would have been shot in the head if not given the injection. The vans catalyze the system and save money. What's wrong with that?
-Lasereth
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Well, I think that's a rather simplistic analysis of the topic. No offense meant! I mean, you can't really discuss the pros and cons, the
moral justification of these vans, without considering the underlying premises and goals with which they are associated.
To do otherwise would reduce almost any discussion here to logical/philosophical sophistry. Yes, if you want to simply undergo a cost-benefit analysis, then your statement is correct. But I think we're
also discussing whether the whole concept is justified.
Just my opinion. And I won't flame you! :-)
Mr Mephisto