The Justices spar over the constitutionality of the death penalty

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(06-30-2015, 01:29 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Isn't human error part of the equation ?  

All the players are human, which means there will be errors, there will be some corruption, it's just part of the process and will always be .....  If your peers think you deserve death or any punishment then it's their choice.     Those people have to decide, and have it on their conscience.    Just as the attorney or judge has it on theirs if they let someone die.  

Legal system will never be without fault.   The most exreme cases need heavy punishment ..... Should it be death?  Idk.....   It should be very severe for those who really hurt society.    Rapists, murders, child predators, human and sex trafficing, and DV abusers.

To the bolded, no. It isn't, and that's the problem. Courts were set up and have been molded over time by people who specialize in the law.

When was the last time you knew anyone who specialized who regularly admitted they were wrong? College professors? Doctors? Barbers?

(06-30-2015, 01:30 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Of course mistakes are made; although, word states we should take special care to ensure there are not. 

So should we forego all punishment, just in case society gets it wrong?

Let any ones of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone. 

He didn't make light of the issue. He told her to leave her life of sin. At the same time, he made it clear killing her was not acceptable, even though society viewed it an acceptable punishment.

I don't think life in prison is unreasonable, even in Jesus's eyes. It may be unjust, but we are men. We make mistakes. But that mistake preserves the life, it allows for a correction. It also allows the person to atone for their sins, because even if they are innocent of the murder, there's still a good chance they have some sin in their life.