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I think it depends. If you murder someone, you shouldn't be allowed to live. Likewise with heinous crimes like Anders Brevik. Why he wasn't put to death is stil

I think it depends. If you murder someone, you shouldn't be allowed to live. Likewise with heinous crimes like Anders Brevik. Why he wasn't put to death is still mind boggling to me. For people who do serious crimes but maybe aren't as severe, that would warrant prison. I just think the US's system of perpetual imprisonment leads to a worse system overall. I personally have a threshold that if I were to be jailed for longer than a specified amount I'd just kill myself. There's no sense in it. People who want justice also want you to get Shawshank Redemptioned but without the happy ending which is even sadder than when the criminal gets caught. It's why I think the death penalty is vital in human society. Torturing people with futile boredom or potential assault for the rest of their life is how you destroy someone's psyche to the point of complete psychopathy.

thatwasunusual 5y ago
> If you murder someone, you shouldn't be allowed to live. So if the government murder someone, it should not be allowed to exist? > Likewise with heinous crimes like Anders Brevik. Why he wasn't put to death is still mind boggling to me. Why? > I just think the US's system of perpetual imprisonment leads to a worse system overall. You contradict yourself; you want harser sentences, but also thinks that harser sentences "leads to a worse system overall."
- MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
  Death is not harsher than "25 to life." Being a rat in a cage told to exist but your purpose is futile is no life worth living. I also do firmly believe that even if the wrong person is chosen for the death penalty, it's still significantly more humane than throwing an innocent person in jail for decades stealing their life away in an even worse way. Lastly, if you don't think Anders Brevik shouldn't be put to death, I'd argue morally you're the one purporting immorality.

thatwasunusual 5y ago

> If you murder someone, you shouldn't be allowed to live. So if the government murder someone, it should not be allowed to exist? > Likewise with heinous crimes like Anders Brevik. Why he wasn't put to death is still mind boggling to me. Why? > I just think the US's system of perpetual imprisonment leads to a worse system overall. You contradict yourself; you want harser sentences, but also thinks that harser sentences "leads to a worse system overall."

MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
Death is not harsher than "25 to life." Being a rat in a cage told to exist but your purpose is futile is no life worth living. I also do firmly believe that even if the wrong person is chosen for the death penalty, it's still significantly more humane than throwing an innocent person in jail for decades stealing their life away in an even worse way. Lastly, if you don't think Anders Brevik shouldn't be put to death, I'd argue morally you're the one purporting immorality.