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Originally Posted by Kahn
A passing thought occurred to me, and perhaps this may be where my ability to execute more easily than you stems from. What if the victim in this situation was someone you know .. or worse, someone you love .. would that have any impact on your current thought process in determining the punishment for said crime?
Perhaps this is an unfair question to ask, as you can't possibly know the answer to it unless you are faced with that specific situation. It is however, part of the thought process I experience when coming to the conclusions I have thus far. I view all human life sacred and wonderful, and yet I can condemn the life of a convicted killer regardless of this belief. Confusing, isn't it?
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As someone who feels the same as Martian, although I can't truly say what my response would be because I have never lost anyone close to me through anything but natural causes, here is my 2 cents.
Would I want the individual responsible to be punished? Yes of course. Would I wish them nothing but misery for the rest of their natural life? Again yes I would. Would I wish them to be executed for their crimes? No, I refuse to wish that anyone be murdered. Even by the state.