Death penalty - Revision history

Fractalguy at 04:57, 30 November 2025

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	[[File:Death-penalty-guillotine-capital-punishment-abolish-unethical.gif\|thumb\|Off with their heads]]The death penalty is another fundamental [[life]] and [[death]] [[moral]] issue, like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]].<blockquote>''"The death penalty not only takes away the life of the person strapped to the table - it takes away a little bit of the humanity in each of us."'' -[[wikipedia:Clint_Smith_(writer)\|Clint Smith]]</blockquote>		[[File:Death-penalty-guillotine-capital-punishment-abolish-unethical.gif\|thumb\|Off with their heads]]The death penalty is another fundamental [[life]] and [[death]] [[moral]] issue, like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]]. Like the others, whether or not you support the death penalty often breaks along [[quality of life versus quantity of life]] lines.<blockquote>''"The death penalty not only takes away the life of the person strapped to the table - it takes away a little bit of the humanity in each of us."'' -[[wikipedia:Clint_Smith_(writer)\|Clint Smith]]</blockquote>

	== Ethics of the Death Penalty ==		== Ethics of the Death Penalty ==
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	Support for the death penalty also tends to break on which side of the [[quality of life versus quantity of life]] debate you fall on, though it is the [[Quality of Life]] side that typically opposes the death penalty, despite the "Pro-Life" protestations of the Quantity side.		Support for the death penalty also tends to break on which side of the [[quality of life versus quantity of life]] debate you fall on, though it is the [[Quality of Life]] side that typically opposes the death penalty, despite the "Pro-Life" protestations of the Quantity side.

Fractalguy at 22:35, 8 February 2025

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	[[File:Death-penalty-guillotine-capital-punishment-abolish-unethical.gif\|thumb\|Off with their heads]]The death penalty is another fundamental [[life]] and [[death]] [[moral]] issue, like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]].		[[File:Death-penalty-guillotine-capital-punishment-abolish-unethical.gif\|thumb\|Off with their heads]]The death penalty is another fundamental [[life]] and [[death]] [[moral]] issue, like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]].<blockquote>''"The death penalty not only takes away the life of the person strapped to the table - it takes away a little bit of the humanity in each of us."'' -[[wikipedia:Clint_Smith_(writer)\|Clint Smith]]</blockquote>

	== Ethics of the Death Penalty ==		== Ethics of the Death Penalty ==

Fractalguy at 22:30, 17 December 2024

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			[[File:Death-penalty-guillotine-capital-punishment-abolish-unethical.gif\|thumb\|Off with their heads]]The death penalty is another fundamental [[life]] and [[death]] [[moral]] issue, like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]].

	== Ethics of the Death Penalty ==		== Ethics of the Death Penalty ==
	~~[[File:Death-penalty-guillotine-capital-punishment-abolish-unethical.gif\|thumb\|Off with their heads]]~~		Support for the death penalty also tends to break on which side of the [[quality of life versus quantity of life]] debate you fall on, though it is the [[Quality of Life]] side that typically opposes the death penalty, despite the "Pro-Life" protestations of the Quantity side.
	~~The death penalty is another fundamental [[life]] and [[death]] issue, like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]].~~ Support for the death penalty also tends to break on which side of the [[quality of life versus quantity of life]] debate you fall on, though it is the [[Quality of Life]] side that typically opposes the death penalty, despite the "Pro-Life" protestations of the Quantity side.

	And why are those who are so eager to get [[abortions]] and [[Euthanasia\|euthanize the elderly]] so reluctant to enact the death penalty on violent criminals? Don't they like offing the inconvenient?		And why are those who are so eager to get [[abortions]] and [[Euthanasia\|euthanize the elderly]] so reluctant to enact the death penalty on violent criminals? Don't they like offing the inconvenient?

Fractalguy at 22:27, 1 February 2024

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	== Ethics of the Death Penalty ==		== Ethics of the Death Penalty ==
			[[File:Death-penalty-guillotine-capital-punishment-abolish-unethical.gif\|thumb\|Off with their heads]]
	The death penalty is another fundamental [[life]] and [[death]] issue, like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]]. Support for the death penalty also tends to break on which side of the [[quality of life versus quantity of life]] debate you fall on, though it is the [[Quality of Life]] side that typically opposes the death penalty, despite the "Pro-Life" protestations of the Quantity side.		The death penalty is another fundamental [[life]] and [[death]] issue, like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]]. Support for the death penalty also tends to break on which side of the [[quality of life versus quantity of life]] debate you fall on, though it is the [[Quality of Life]] side that typically opposes the death penalty, despite the "Pro-Life" protestations of the Quantity side.

	And why are those who are so eager to get [[abortions]] and [[~~euthanasia~~\|euthanize the elderly]] so reluctant to enact the death penalty on violent criminals? Don't they like offing the inconvenient?		And why are those who are so eager to get [[abortions]] and [[Euthanasia\|euthanize the elderly]] so reluctant to enact the death penalty on violent criminals? Don't they like offing the inconvenient?

	[[Utilitarian]] ethics necessitates that we prioritize the desires of the living over those of the unborn or the "dying and would prefer to get on with it". The death penalty, being the ultimate deprivation of [[liberty]] that can be inflicted, one that precludes any hope of retribution, and is more likely to cause further trauma on the families of victim and perpetrator alike than to provide any sense of closure, will not contribute positively to the [[happiness]] of a [[society]].		[[Utilitarian]] ethics necessitates that we prioritize the desires of the living over those of the unborn or the "dying and would prefer to get on with it". The death penalty, being the ultimate deprivation of [[liberty]] that can be inflicted, one that precludes any hope of retribution, and is more likely to cause further trauma on the families of victim and perpetrator alike than to provide any sense of closure, will not contribute positively to the [[happiness]] of a [[society]].
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	The [[Quantity of Life]] point of view is consistently applied within the perceived [[in-group]]. For many, commission of a capital crime excludes a person from the [[in-group]], so the [[taboo]] against murdering them is removed. The same justification is also made for [[war]].		The [[Quantity of Life]] point of view is consistently applied within the perceived [[in-group]]. For many, commission of a capital crime excludes a person from the [[in-group]], so the [[taboo]] against murdering them is removed. The same justification is also made for [[war]].

	Anyone who believes in the [[in-group\|universal in-group]] should oppose the death penalty regardless of their [[Quality of life versus quantity of life]] stance.		Anyone who believes in the [[In-group\|universal in-group]] should oppose the death penalty regardless of their [[Quality of life versus quantity of life]] stance.

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfuFXh9OypI\|\|center\|\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfuFXh9OypI\|\|center\|\|frame}}

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Ethics of the Death Penalty

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	The death penalty is another fundamental [[life]] and [[death]] issue, like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]]. Support for the death penalty also tends to break on which side of the [[quality of life versus quantity of life]] debate you fall on, though it is the [[Quality of Life]] side that typically opposes the death penalty, despite the "Pro-Life" protestations of the Quantity side.		The death penalty is another fundamental [[life]] and [[death]] issue, like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]]. Support for the death penalty also tends to break on which side of the [[quality of life versus quantity of life]] debate you fall on, though it is the [[Quality of Life]] side that typically opposes the death penalty, despite the "Pro-Life" protestations of the Quantity side.

	And why do those who are so eager to get [[abortions]] and [[euthanasia\|euthanize the elderly]] so reluctant to enact the death penalty on violent criminals? Don't they like offing the inconvenient?		And why are those who are so eager to get [[abortions]] and [[euthanasia\|euthanize the elderly]] so reluctant to enact the death penalty on violent criminals? Don't they like offing the inconvenient?

	[[Utilitarian]] ethics necessitates that we prioritize the desires of the living over those of the unborn or the "dying and would prefer to get on with it". The death penalty, being the ultimate deprivation of [[liberty]] that can be inflicted, one that precludes any hope of retribution, and is more likely to cause further trauma on the families of victim and perpetrator alike than to provide any sense of closure, will not contribute positively to the [[happiness]] of a [[society]].		[[Utilitarian]] ethics necessitates that we prioritize the desires of the living over those of the unborn or the "dying and would prefer to get on with it". The death penalty, being the ultimate deprivation of [[liberty]] that can be inflicted, one that precludes any hope of retribution, and is more likely to cause further trauma on the families of victim and perpetrator alike than to provide any sense of closure, will not contribute positively to the [[happiness]] of a [[society]].

Fractalguy at 14:05, 6 January 2024

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			== Dubious History of the Death Penalty ==

			With its long history of [[racism]] and potential for killing the innocent, supporting the death penalty is bad criminal [[justice]] policy regardless of its [[ethics]].

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	== Death Metal ==		== Death Metal ==

Fractalguy at 13:56, 6 January 2024

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	In summary, the death penalty doesn't make [[life]] any [[happier]] for anyone so we shouldn't do it.		In summary, the death penalty doesn't make [[life]] any [[happier]] for anyone so we shouldn't do it.

			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDcwIZzaf-k\|\|center\|\|frame}}

	== Pro-Life (for the In-Group) ==		== Pro-Life (for the In-Group) ==
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	Anyone who believes in the [[in-group\|universal in-group]] should oppose the death penalty regardless of their [[Quality of life versus quantity of life]] stance.		Anyone who believes in the [[in-group\|universal in-group]] should oppose the death penalty regardless of their [[Quality of life versus quantity of life]] stance.

			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfuFXh9OypI\|\|center\|\|frame}}

	== Death Metal ==		== Death Metal ==

Fractalguy at 13:45, 6 January 2024

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	Anyone who believes in the [[in-group\|universal in-group]] should oppose the death penalty regardless of their [[Quality of life versus quantity of life]] stance.		Anyone who believes in the [[in-group\|universal in-group]] should oppose the death penalty regardless of their [[Quality of life versus quantity of life]] stance.

			== Death Metal ==

			Ride the Lightning.

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	The [[Quantity of Life]] point of view is consistently applied within the perceived [[in-group]]. For many, commission of a capital crime excludes a person from the [[in-group]], so the [[taboo]] against murdering them is removed. The same justification is also made for [[war]].		The [[Quantity of Life]] point of view is consistently applied within the perceived [[in-group]]. For many, commission of a capital crime excludes a person from the [[in-group]], so the [[taboo]] against murdering them is removed. The same justification is also made for [[war]].

	Anyone who believes in the [[in-group\|universal in-group]] should oppose the death penalty regardless of their [[Quality of life versus ~~quantiy~~ of life]] stance.		Anyone who believes in the [[in-group\|universal in-group]] should oppose the death penalty regardless of their [[Quality of life versus quantity of life]] stance.

Fractalguy at 13:42, 6 January 2024

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			== Ethics of the Death Penalty ==

	The death penalty is another fundamental [[life]] and [[death]] issue, like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]]. Support for the death penalty also tends to break on which side of the [[quality of life versus quantity of life]] debate you fall on, though it is the [[Quality of Life]] side that typically opposes the death penalty, despite the "Pro-Life" protestations of the Quantity side.		The death penalty is another fundamental [[life]] and [[death]] issue, like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]]. Support for the death penalty also tends to break on which side of the [[quality of life versus quantity of life]] debate you fall on, though it is the [[Quality of Life]] side that typically opposes the death penalty, despite the "Pro-Life" protestations of the Quantity side.

	~~Then you have~~ the Catholic Church ~~that~~ takes a consistently "pro-life" stance and opposes the death penalty, ~~while~~ American Evangelicals largely support it. Perhaps it's because the Catholic Church is centered in Europe, where the death penalty has been outlawed by every country for years.		And why do those who are so eager to get [[abortions]] and [[euthanasia\|euthanize the elderly]] so reluctant to enact the death penalty on violent criminals? Don't they like offing the inconvenient?

			[[Utilitarian]] ethics necessitates that we prioritize the desires of the living over those of the unborn or the "dying and would prefer to get on with it". The death penalty, being the ultimate deprivation of [[liberty]] that can be inflicted, one that precludes any hope of retribution, and is more likely to cause further trauma on the families of victim and perpetrator alike than to provide any sense of closure, will not contribute positively to the [[happiness]] of a [[society]].

			In summary, the death penalty doesn't make [[life]] any [[happier]] for anyone so we shouldn't do it.

			== Pro-Life (for the In-Group) ==

			The Catholic Church takes a consistently "pro-life" stance and opposes the death penalty as well as other core [[life]] and [[death]] issues like [[abortion]] and [[euthanasia]]. However, American Evangelicals largely support it. Perhaps it's because the Catholic Church is centered in Europe, where the death penalty has been outlawed by every country for years. Or perhaps the global nature of the Catholic movement makes it less likely to exclude people from their [[in-group]].

	~~And why do those who are so eager to get abortions and euthanize~~ the ~~elderly~~ so ~~reluctant to enact the death penalty on violent criminals? Don't they like offing~~ the ~~inconvenient?~~		The [[Quantity of Life]] point of view is consistently applied within the perceived [[in-group]]. For many, commission of a capital crime excludes a person from the [[in-group]], so the [[taboo]] against murdering them is removed. The same justification is also made for [[war]].

	[[~~Utilitarian~~]] ~~ethics necessitates that we prioritize the desires of the living over those of the unborn or~~ the ~~"dying and would prefer to get on with it". The~~ death penalty~~, being the ultimate deprivation~~ of ~~liberty that can be inflicted, one that precludes any hope~~ of ~~retribution, and is more likely to cause further trauma on the families~~ of ~~victim and perpetrator alike than to provide any sense of closure, will not contribute positively to the happiness of a society~~.		Anyone who believes in the [[in-group\|universal in-group]] should oppose the death penalty regardless of their [[Quality of life versus quantiy of life]] stance.