Difference between revisions of "Death penalty"

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==Points==
 
==Points==
 
* How can anyone who claims to be "[[pro-life]]" support the death penalty? Many apparently do.
 
* How can anyone who claims to be "[[pro-life]]" support the death penalty? Many apparently do.
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* The Death Penalty is about vengeance, revenge, an eye for an eye.  While I agree there are some who have no value for human life and cannot be rehabilitated, killing is wrong, no matter who is doing it, including the government.

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The death penalty refers to the legal killing of a person as punishment for crime. It is widely considered to be inhumane, and is illegal in many parts of the world but not in the United States.

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  • How can anyone who claims to be "pro-life" support the death penalty? Many apparently do.
  • The Death Penalty is about vengeance, revenge, an eye for an eye. While I agree there are some who have no value for human life and cannot be rehabilitated, killing is wrong, no matter who is doing it, including the government.