For those against the Death Penalty

[*michaelsean*]

(07-03-2018, 10:11 AM)hollodero Wrote: Can I also answer, while being an European for once? I'm against the death penalty under all circumstances, and the reason is that I don't want the government to kill people without necessity. The life and death power is something I'd rather leave to fate than to some officials.

It seems like a bit of a slippery slope.
(Just like Americans tell me restricting free speech by excluding Nazis from that is a slippery slope. It probably isn't in both cases, but still... I don't want government or anyone to have the power to kill in cold blood. Executing criminals is killing in cold blood, isn't it?)

I don't consider it cold blood, but I guess it depends on how you define it.

I have no issue with someone being against killing someone.  I'm not going to try to convince them otherwise as that is probably the better way for humans to behave.  I just can't bring myself to caring that evil people are killed.  But  I don't celebrate it. (well maybe Gacy).