Firing squads called for by US politicians

[August]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

So why are the people carrying out the inhumane punishment that you propose then better than the criminal? To lower yourself to their level is plain wrong, sometimes tempting but wrong!

Because for one thing punishment and crime are two completely different things. The victim of a crime has no choice in the matter. The criminal on the other hand can easily avoid the punishment by simply not committing the crime in the first place.