Reply #143: try to follow this.

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Slavery and the death penalty are both acts of law. Both have been, at times, sanctioned by the people of many nations. Both have also been opposed by people of many nations. Both are acts subject to moral scrutiny.

The similarity, as of this date, ends there. There is no implied similarity between innocent and guilty, much as you strain to put those words in my mouth.

Your post implied a sort of blessing on the death penalty because people have supported it. My point is that popular support does not equal moral justice.