From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Aug 06 2002 - 11:59:56 MDT
--- Samantha Atkins <samantha@objectent.com> wrote:
> Brian D Williams wrote:
>
>
> > I am a firm supporter of the death penalty for
> murder, but am
> > currently unconvinced that the electric chair
> would have any
> > deterrent effect. I think this tends to cross the
> line between
> > revenge and punishment.
> >
> > In the case of the death penalty, I support "Final
> Death" (no
> > suspension). Since their victim has no hope of
> recovery, neither
> > should they.
> >
>
>
> And the good of two senseless and unnecessary deaths
> when one
> has already occurred is, what?
Preventing a third death shows that the second death
was neither senseless nor unnecessary. It was,
instead, highly sensible and necessary. A murderers
life is not anywhere near as valuable as yours or
mine, so your little calculus is highly erroneous.
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