> This circus of incompetence and dishonesty is the real issue with the death penalty. First order thinking. There's a time to argue with first principles and

> This circus of incompetence and dishonesty is the real issue with the death penalty. First order thinking. There's a time to argue with first principles and there's a time to make arguments via "back door hacks" in the guise of amenability. Life and death may not be the best time to use "hacky" arguments because down the line there may be do more harm than good. Particularly, in common-law systems. Also, > When intellectuals talk about the death penalty, I see that intellectuals has been well normalised into a pejorative these days. What a time to live in!