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i do not want the government to have the power to kill human beings, in a sense of domestic crime prevention. human error, tendency towards corruption, moral qualms about institutionalized ethenasia...etc. the rest of this is revenge and anger. these are not solid places from which to build policy.
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I don't believe that
tit for tat solves the problem. I don't believe death is a penalty. These personalities that often crave capture would like nothing better than to die. I don't want think it's right to give them what they want.
I was born Jewish and lost large portions of family in Europe during the war but would not have wanted to see Hitler executed.
I do not believe child molesters, even when prosecuted beyond a reasonable doubt, should have the luxury of being laid to rest.
Put them behind bars WITH the general population and when the nature of the crime is known, nature will take its course.