• Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    I’m fully against the death penalty but I fully support it in extreme cases like the Neurenberg trials because of the extreme death and suffering caused by these shit stains.

    Similarly, I’m very close to supporting it for a good part of the US government when things eventually come crashing down. Cheetos alone is already responsible for a good million deaths with his covid fuckups, anyone that has that responsibility on their necks deserve no less

    • Rose@slrpnk.net
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      2 days ago

      My own objections is that, according to the proponents of death penalty, it will discourage people from doing these crimes ever again. …Hello? Ever looked at the history books? Actually, hey, look at them, the American right wing media is going full steam ahead on destructive propaganda!

      There will always be people who will take bullet for the cause. And if the cause is about spreading a message, well…

      No. They will do this no matter what the punishment is. And at that point, the only thing anyone can do is to use their own system of ethics. Mine says harshest possible judgement that can actually work and stop them from doing this stuff, without making them martyrs to the cause. At some point, people have to take the moral high road.

      All I can say is that killing people to fight crime has never been as fruitful as fighting the mythical hydra. You can’t fix this stuff with just slashing at stuff.