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How do you think we should distinguish justified and unjustified stonings, if not by due process?
by sooheon 7y ago
How do you think we should distinguish justified and unjustified stonings, if not by due process?
- einpoklum 7y agoIf you mean "due process" in the sense of criminal law - that's certainly not it, for at least two reasons: 1. It puts a very high bar for establishing guilt (at least in principle; in practice it might be a toss-up), commensurate with the punishment being state violence, which is supposed to be a rare and extreme measure not be taken lightly (again, in practice, the US loves to convinct and jail people). 2. A lot of deplorable behavior is legal; and some acceptable or even worthy behavior is illegal.