From: dwayne (dwayne@pobox.com)
Date: Thu Jun 03 1999 - 00:18:20 MDT
"Michael S. Lorrey" wrote:
> If it is seen as common that all
> are immortal, and that immortality is some sort of right, would not imposing
> death of any kind be seen as too excessive to allow as a punishment for a crime
> or for a defense against a criminal in the act. Thoughts, anyone?
I don't think death is a valid defense. Defense is a valid defense, if
you can inactivate someone, then you should use that rather than killing
them.
I'm not into this "eye for an eye" thing, I think you should sort your
own shit out, and to that end I think you should avoid killing someone
wherever possible, and avoid harming them wherever possible, etc.
I should expect that by the time we have immortality sorted out we can
acquire non-lethal technologies.
Not that I am overly squeamish about killing people, I just think that
as a mark of self-respect you should minimise the harm you cause
wherever possible.
I'd rather a population heavily armed with tazers, say, than machine
pistols.
Dwayne
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