The Skeptical Lutheran

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State-sanctioned murder

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Should the death penalty be abolished? I used to think no, but I’m gradually changing my mind. It’s not that I think there aren’t crimes for which death is not an appropriate punishment. It’s that in my experience with large bureaucracies, the government in particular, I’ve come to realize how often mistakes are made. I don’t trust the government to correctly place guilt every time. I suspect the success rate is far less than any reasonable person would call acceptable. Innocent people are going to be murdered by the state. This may have happened recently in Texas. Read this story and decide for yourself. If you have ADD or just don’t like to read, watch video here.

Written by qpsk

September 30, 2009 at 11:53

Posted in politics

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