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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Well that's pretty obvious isn't it? Society is being compensated for the crime against it. Society through its government is also the one doing the collecting.
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What has society collected? Souls? Peace of mind? Is the payment simply a hope for vengeance satisfied?
Assuming this guy would have been locked up for the rest of his life had he not been poisoned to death, what do the people of Georgia get out of his execution? Do they feel better? Do they say "ahh, that's better, he's paid us back for what he did"?