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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Daniel: [QB] Okay, you people realize that when we invoke the death penalty these days, it's not so much for justice as for retribution, right? There is a MAJOR difference between the two of those. I don't think that revenge is a solution to any problem. Of course, you should also realize the reason we use the death penalty for retribution instead of justice is because for many people that commit crimes worthy of capital punishment, the death penalty ISN'T A DETERRENT. They would go and kill or rape or whatever regardless of the consequences. And also, because one person did something horrible, taking another person's life, what right does that give US to take their lives? Does that make us any better than them, saying "HA HA! You're going to be DEAD! We revel in you death knowing that the world is a happier place without you!" And don't tell me that isn't the underlying thing you think when someone is going to be executed. You aren't thinking, "Poor person." You're thinking, "REVENGE IS OURS!!" To think that about someone does not make us look very good. I do not support the death penalty simply for the reason that I know people can change. It happens folks. Even those who feel no remorse for those they've killed may one day change. What right to we have to take away that opportunity? If they become better people, become a BENEFIT to society, can we really kill them off? Do we have the right, even as a people, to play god with other people's lives? To decide their fate? Do we have the right to do that? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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