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Originally Posted by Spiffgirl
Thanks for your input, guys. You made some good points, and I'm taking it all into consideration.
Here's another angle I'm struggling with: I am pro-life and morally opposed to abortion because I believe that life is sacred. Therefore, is it hypocritical of me if I support the death penalty? Is it morally justifiable to say that the innocent unborn deserve to live, but those who have committed murder should die?
My brain hurts :-)
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lol. "Like pro-lifers, that support the death penalty" -Immortal Technique (a rapper)
It's not hypocritical..It's something based on your opinions..Abortion and Death penalty are very different things.. I'm personally against death penalty and I defend the right to have abortion (I just think about the raped 12 year old girls)
And the abortion debate brings to another philsophical debate: when does life start?
About the death penalty, I'm completely against. The only thing I want is complete isolation of the potential killers from society. About their life, I don't believe we have the power to decide.. Killing a killer is lowering oneself to their level. Killing is a primary instinct, I think an evolved society can find a better way to take care of criminals.
As someone else said, I don't care if prisons ae coming from my taxes.. In fact I even like that. As long as me and the rest of society is safe..