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Old 09-02-2006, 09:46 AM   #117 (permalink)
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Besides that, what are the benefits of capitol punishment? My country banned it when the brits left in..in...a time before man had known, and to me its a barbaric throwback to when we grunted hairly and behaved badily. Looking at the States I see a really advanced forward looking country behaving backward. Executions serves no purpose, it certainly doesn't address high murder rates, nor does it serve any real social purpose. I think it negates life itself, and if we accept that then we're worse than wolves...we're animals.
People who commit crimes against humanity must face a judge and jury of their peers... God gives that judge or the criminal's jury the right to decide the criminal's fate for whatever crime he has committed. That's the way I understand the text. If the judge and jury decide that the criminal is to be sentenced to death for his crimes, then I feel God is acceptable of this.

I also feel the death penalty serves as a deterant for people that commit crimes against humanity. I feel we have less murders as a result of death penalty laws.





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