That's the view Idealist me takes. The moment 1 innocent person is subjected to capital punishment, everyone is a murderer. And thereby potentially subject to the death penalty.
Trouble is, in the relatively short time I've been on earth, I've come across people who should not be allowed to live. One case in particular, I came into conflict with in college. Allowing him to survive guarantees suffering and worse any woman who caught his eye. In a college town with ample supply of attractive collegiates...One of whom was my girlfriend of 3 years. Police involvement resolved nothing, even with DNA, fingerprints, and witnesses. His father was a pricey lawyer. The case never even saw the inside of a courtroom. Sounds like an episode of Dexter, neh? Idealist me won in the end, and noone died. Though I did sever his ability to ever hunt women again. But I still wonder, to this day, is that any better than capital punishment?
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Trouble is, in the relatively short time I've been on earth, I've come across people who should not be allowed to live. One case in particular, I came into conflict with in college. Allowing him to survive guarantees suffering and worse any woman who caught his eye. In a college town with ample supply of attractive collegiates...One of whom was my girlfriend of 3 years. Police involvement resolved nothing, even with DNA, fingerprints, and witnesses. His father was a pricey lawyer. The case never even saw the inside of a courtroom. Sounds like an episode of Dexter, neh? Idealist me won in the end, and noone died. Though I did sever his ability to ever hunt women again. But I still wonder, to this day, is that any better than capital punishment?
So yea, I remain torn.