Re: Is the death penalty Extropian?

From: John Clark (jonkc@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Thu Nov 26 1998 - 08:26:57 MST


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Max M <maxm@maxmcorp.dk>

>Probably crimes of passion, or done in a moments rage is much harder to
>control, especially if you haven't conditioned yourself not to do them.

I agree, that's why it should be punished more severely. I've never understood
why committing a crime "in cold blood" was supposed to make it more evil than if
it was committed "in the heat of passion". It seems to me the conventional wisdom
has it exactly backwards.

    John K Clark jonkc@att.net

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