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Naturally, saying that someone wants to kill people versus that someone wants to kill pirates changes the moral equation somewhat.
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Assuming the tour host asks you to only shoot at pirates and not fishermen,
what does it matter if you came to shoot anyone, so long as you only shoot
pirates?
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So wait - you're saying that killing an ARMED ATTACKER is the moral equivolent of killing a fisherman?[\quote]
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? No.
I'm asking why you think it is ok to go on a pirate hunting cruise to kill
pirates and then kill pirates,
but not ok to go on a pirate hunting cruise to kill any people, pirates
included and then kill pirates (and only pirates).
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Aramike, would you find anything objectionable in selling the chance to carry
out state executions?
Perhaps an auction. The highest bidder gets to administer the lethal injection,
throw the switch or open the trap-door for a death-row inmate. That would absolutely be objectionable. It's a good point you make, but it is off the mark.
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The deathrow inmate isn't in the process of committing a crime when he's executed, whereas the pirate is. Furthermore, the deathrow inmate isn't in a position to make the choice whether or not to commit the crime - the pirate is.
These are vast differences.
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I don't follow your reasoning here. I don't see how you get from the
points you make to your conclusion. Perhaps you can clear it up...
1. The deathrow inmate isn't in the process of committing a crime
2. ???
3. Therefore I object to the sale of the chance to carry out state
executions.
1. Deathrow inmates are not in a position to make the choice whether
or not to commit the crime
2. ???
3. Therefore I object to the sale of the chance to carry out state
executions.
There are other bits there I could take issue on, but I would rather wait
until I understand your argument against the sale of 'the chance to carry
out state executions' first.