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Originally Posted by Monstera deliciosa
Not happy. Not because I don't believe that death is a just punishment for extremely heinous crimes.*
I just don't believe that the government (or any bureaucracy) is competent to make life or death decisions. I've been on a jury, and I don't think that the first 12 people that the prosecution and defense can agree on are competent to make life or death decisions either.
*I wouldn't object to the death of the guy Jag describes, for example.
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yes, this is what I think, and the word "competent" is well chosen.
while the guy Jag describes does not deserve to live, we do not have a justice system we can trust to only kill people who deserve it.
make it life with no chance of getting out or whatever you need to do, but a hard NO to capital punishment at any level.