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You really think that? If so, why not go back to breaking people on the wheel? Or hanged, drawn and quartered? All done on a public square, with mandatory atten

• teddyh 8y ago
  You are making an is-ought misinterpretation. The person you replied to (ryanlol) might be against the death penalty, but recognize that the reason it exists is not only to actually kill people, but also to make them suffer. One can recognize this fact without arguing for it.
  • jabl 8y ago
    Of course it's an over-the-top strawman. I just find it shocking that the parent apparently thinks that capital punishment by itself isn't barbaric enough, but on top of that it should be a drawn-out and painful affair. Which frankly is an argument straight out of the dark ages. Ok, fine, the parent didn't explicitly say that is a view (s)he shares.
• ryanlol 8y ago
  Why on earth would you assume that I think that?