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Originally posted by arsenal@Dec 22 2004, 06:40 PM
It all comes down to parents actually giving a crap about their child. I will not kill anyone becuase
A ) I know it is wrong.
B ) It was the way I was raised.
C ) I have respect for human life.
None of this stems from "Well, if I kill someone, I might get the death penalty, so I better not do it." That has nothing to do with it.
The law is there to punish people.
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Soo... what about the families that are broken and the parents don't care about their kids? There are a whole lot of impovershed situations where single mom works 60 hours a week to support the family, and isn't able to be there to set her kids straight. Those kids don't have the upbringing required to make the correct decision. That's why the government is forced to act as a surrogate so often, to protect us from ourselves and others. Apparently some people think bringing a murderer to justice is as good as preventing the murder. I'd suggest focusing more on prevention and less on punishement might go a long way.
I guess I'd suggest that you had a decent upbringing, as did most of us. But, being on the compute and savvy typers, I've a feeling most of us were silver-spoon-fed compared to lower socio-economic tiers. They may not have the same simple choices between right and wrong that you do. Or maybe they have no morals or spines. I prefer the former.
Also, one of the strongest arguments in favour of the death penalty is that it will deter people from murdering, not 'they get what they deserve'. At least, thats what a rational pro-Death Penalty advocate would probably say. There are a lot of psychos out there too.
I'd argue the law is there to both prevent and punish, and that they are equally important.