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In reply to the discussion: why i can't oppose the death penalty in all cases [View all]arely staircase
(12,482 posts)if i follow you, you are saying;
if one's crime is bad enough - one can escape a fitting punishment - because what one did was so bad.
yes, i know we disagree on "fitting." but right now your reasoning aganst it is that it would be unusual, thus setting up what
I'm pretty sure is circular a circular argument. now don't confuse what i just said with advocating an eye-for-an-eye, because i am not. i'm only saying that the most heinous crimes (in which there is NO doubt as to whom the perp is) would qualify for the ultimate punishment. i would put the standard of proof above reasonable doubt. and if the crime didn't meet the NO doubt standard (caught on video, guy turns himself in - like in afghanistan, etc.)
and it wouldn't be unusual because it would apply to anyone whose crimes met that criteria. it would be the opposite of unusual, it would be universal - for that group.