For those against the Death Penalty

[*michaelsean*]

(07-03-2018, 10:30 AM)hollodero Wrote: I'm not caring about evil people. If that guy Breivik was killed, I wouldn't shed a tear for him, or that this Oklahoma bomber was executed. It's more about the principle. I don't want the state to have the power to kill other human beings, no matter what they did.

Of course, I still want police on an active shooter scene to kill the spree killer to save others. Kiling somenoe in chains, however ("in cold blood" is probably the wrong expression, but I can't think of a better one for killing someone without necessity), doesn't serve that purpose.

  I get that.  But I see (and we are assuming guilt here) locking someone up for the rest of their lives as an awesome use of the state's power as well.  But yeah if you just don't think the  state should have that power, I can't argue with that.

Cold blood could be proper.  It's just not what comes to mind for me.