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Very interesting points on both side.
My own belief comes down to a point made several times - the death as a punishment is wrong.
My reasoning is that if it is wrong for an individual to kill, it must be MORE wrong for the state (with so many more resources, and so much more chance to think its actions through) to kill.
The state doesn't need to kill in self defence - it just needs to remove anyone with murderous intent from society.
That said - touch my daughter, you die.
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