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@bijouxbroussard Indeed, in exceptional circumstances no amount of rehabilitation can redeem one from atrocious crimes: here's one: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czr3vygvyy7o.amp
Meanwhile, in the new year this happened: https://news.sky.com/story/sara-sharifs-father-attacked-in-prison-after-being-jailed-for-murdering-10-year-old-13283035
Meanwhile, in the new year this happened: https://news.sky.com/story/sara-sharifs-father-attacked-in-prison-after-being-jailed-for-murdering-10-year-old-13283035
bijouxbroussard · F
@Nihiless I would never argue that some by their deeds may’ve forfeited the right to draw breath among other humans; however, the US has never meted out capital punishment equitably.
Like our healthcare system, it’s "your money or your life". You receive the defense you can afford, not what you deserve.
Poor people die in larger numbers than those with wealth or resources, regardless of the heinous nature of the charges involved.
It is for that reason I object to capital punishment, not because I think it’s wrong. For example, a person should die for murdering schoolchildren.
But if one person is executed and another is sent to a hospital for that same crime and the only appreciable difference is their respective net worths,
Something is wrong with the system. 😳
Like our healthcare system, it’s "your money or your life". You receive the defense you can afford, not what you deserve.
Poor people die in larger numbers than those with wealth or resources, regardless of the heinous nature of the charges involved.
It is for that reason I object to capital punishment, not because I think it’s wrong. For example, a person should die for murdering schoolchildren.
But if one person is executed and another is sent to a hospital for that same crime and the only appreciable difference is their respective net worths,
Something is wrong with the system. 😳
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
@bijouxbroussard Capital punishment is simply governmental murder. And I believe that when a government justifies murder it gives its people a rationale for justifying their own individual violent tendencies. Capital punishment has never been a deterrent and is simply vengeance, nothing more.
bijouxbroussard · F
@ChipmunkErnie That is what it is, ultimately. And sometimes vengeance makes sense. But if it’s not going to be implemented equitably, death shouldn’t be imposed as a sentence for anyone.
@ChipmunkErnie It is only murder if it is against the rule of law. Which is the case in the UK since 1965 the right to life is not absolute.
@bijouxbroussard I agree that it needs to be imposed equitably and there are also those of course who perhaps use psychological illnesses as a defence. Consequently their charge is reduced to that of manslaughter and not murder, at least in the UK - Peter Sutcliffe was the most recognised at the time. There was also a recent case whereby it was passed to the DDP because there was a public outcry. However here wealth was not a relevant factor when determining their sentence.