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Originally Posted by vanjast
OP, So would you still say the same thing if it was your sister/father that were done in by this guy - maybe he felt the pain he's caused.
People are all very righteous, until the ..1t hits their fan.. then you see a different story.
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That's a pretty stupid myth and paints people in a very negative, primitive light. Is there like, a magical substance that gets released from the tears of the dying criminal that can be made into medicine for grieving relatives? Is there an implication here that death can actually make people happy?
I lost a very close family member to murder a few years ago, over nothing more than about $400 worth of goods, and I can say that I've never felt any desire for the guy who did it to be executed. Although I've never had the opportunity, if I did have to face the perpetrator in court, I would probably be there arguing for leniency on him.
Punitive and retributionary justice is a stupid and medieval idea. Justice needs to be protecting and improving society. People are better than this.