Death Penalty
Revenge and Justice, opposite sides of the same coin.
I've said this before and I will gladly repeat myself- the ancient ideology that humankind must answer to a higher authority continues to rule.
Either a god or a government. People cannot be trusted nor are they trusted, to do what is right, even for themselves.
Justice is about the survival of the human species. Revenge is the action of the gullible and naive.
What is in the best interests of the human species outweighs any individual's individual rights.The "death penalty" does have a role to play presently, but doesn't if society/humanity is civilized, which it's not. There are plenty of other factors that would need to be addressed, such as how it should be applied/used and what specifics are needed to rate such a sentence.
It's truly about the greater good.I think the first thing to be addressed is absolute certainty.
Then the effect on the executioner, it's the sort of job that should be denied to anybody who wants to do it
Absolute certainty? I'm not going to get into a debate about the innocent person going to prison or about the number of innocent people who have been executed.
That will just be non-productive.
The effects on the executioner? I think you're stuck in the old days John, especially if you want to look it from that person's perspective. In today's world, people will take a job that they do not want, so whether or not, the person wants it, isn't much of a factor.
However, we are off-topic regardless. You're arguing/discussing from a UK perspective and I'm from the USA, and the topic here is China. So, I'll leave it as is here.
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