This article by @RALindsay on the death penalty is interesting. Thing is, my opposition to the DP *is* akin to an article of faith.
I don't think there's a knockdown argument to show that it's wrong. But I'm implacably & resolutely opposed to it. It's a gut thing.
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The article is here: http://bit.ly/1BL2PWe
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@PhilosophyExp@Tara_Moss said it well "aligns the justice system with the very crime (murder) it purports to stand most strongly against."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp The knockdown argument for me is an execution can only be carried out in hot blood or by a psychopath, neither of which...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp ...are compatible with a civilised, humane and impartial justice system. -
@SimonTuffen@PhilosophyExp CP has many flaws. My fav: CP commands the citizen, by law, to endure his own killing (,in his own name) -
@Phrenologicus@PhilosophyExp Yes, though I suppose you could say that about any legal punishment.
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