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Is there a point where it becomes necessary to end the life of another person? Maybe. Maybe if the person is obviously committed to harming others and refuses

Is there a point where it becomes necessary to end the life of another person? Maybe. Maybe if the person is obviously committed to harming others and refuses all attempts at reform. How do you know when someone is past helping? Anyway, there just aren't very many people who match this description. As a Christian against the death penalty I find myself often in a very unexpected minority. Many Christians I know and grew up around are very pro-death-penalty, to the point of being religious about it. But even Jesus declined to carry out capital punishment when given the opportunity to (and if anyone had the right, it would be him).

sneak 6y ago
> Is there a point where it becomes necessary to end the life of another person? Maybe. Maybe if the person is obviously committed to harming others and refuses all attempts at reform. Even in that instance, I can't imagine it ever being necessary to end their life. We have more than sufficient technology and resources to sustain such a hopeless case in a state in which they, and everyone else, are safe from harm. Taking a life simply because it's inconvenient to go to the lengths to secure someone from harming others for the short time that is a natural human lifespan is... befuddling. It's such a simple and tiny expense in the grand scheme of things, and such a deep and dark cliff off which to jump to save a few pennies.
- twodave 6y ago
  Not every government in the world has equal access to the necessary wealth and technology to pull this off, but for those that do I agree with you wholeheartedly.