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Originally Posted by Nick4444  Sorry, didn't mean to imply it was commonplace ... was pointing out that the same policymakers who were so pious about the death penalty were so suspect in other areas[ |
Actually, I think that was
exactly what you meant. Of course I can't prove it but ...
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Originally Posted by Nick4444 Yes, I have no moral qualms with the death penalty, assuming due process were followed |
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Originally Posted by Nick4444 I simply do not agree the death penalty should be abolished |
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Originally Posted by Nick4444 Yes, I have big moral problems with a human that would use its power to kill another human, or defenseless animal |
Isn't that the very ethos of state sanctioned execution. The state (the executioner acting in its behalf) using its power to take the life of another defenceless person?
How do your statements fit with a stated position of believing in
Absolute Morality (your stated position)? If one holds a view that deliberately planning for and undertaking the death of a Human is wrong, isn't due process irrelevant, in
absolute terms?