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Originally posted by 4thTimeLucky
Lebell
How do you square this.....
[Edit> Your argument for shooting burglars.
.... with this .....
[Edit> Your argument for not executing murderers.
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Very easily.
When a criminal is a danger to me or my family I have no problem protecting them with deadly force.
A burglar may or may not fall into this catagory, being a completlely unknown quantity. You may be in my house to steal, you may be in my house to kill, you may be in my house to do both.
Do not confuse the second quote of mine with sympathy for criminals. A lot of people grow up in tough neighborhoods or under difficult circumstances and do not turn to crime.
But what I said still holds because once a criminal, especially a murderer, is behind bars, he is no longer a threat to me (assuming that he has been sentenced to life w/o parole). In that case, I think he should be given the opportunity to find salvation for his life and soul if he can. (No one needs to tell me that most won't. I already know that.)