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In reply to the discussion: Another Death Penalty Poll - if you could be sure of guilt or innocence would you support the DP? [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)7. What you ask us to exclude is such an intrinsic part of the death penalty issue.
I understand what you are trying to get at, but it seems as dubious a question as "Would be OK to prohibit abortion if a woman's choice was never at issue."
The death penalty is incompatible with any Democratic system as long as it has the potential to put an innocent person to death. And a death penalty will always have that potential.
It's really not necessary to think about the death penalty issue much more than that.
Would I support the DP outside of that? Being a flawed person, I might not object as much in certain circumstances, but I would never be in favor of the DP.
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Another Death Penalty Poll - if you could be sure of guilt or innocence would you support the DP? [View all]
el_bryanto
Feb 2014
OP
Your reason doesn't make much sense and the your remedy makes even less sense
Major Nikon
Feb 2014
#15
I was not referring to anything you said as being untrue, it was the mindset i was commenting
Bandit
Feb 2014
#29
The death penalty provides no disincentive to commit serious crime. It's useless...
Gravitycollapse
Feb 2014
#4
What you ask us to exclude is such an intrinsic part of the death penalty issue.
stevenleser
Feb 2014
#7
I once spoke to the Republican then Attorney General of California on a call in show
Tom Rinaldo
Feb 2014
#16
I understand that there isn't in reality - this is more of a thought experiment
el_bryanto
Feb 2014
#36
Thought experiments though can let you place exactly where your opposition to the death
el_bryanto
Feb 2014
#39