14-12-2005, 20:57
|
 |
 |
is getting lost in her new home
 FRC #0116 (Epsilon Delta), #1504 (alum), #67 (alum) |
|
Join Date: Mar 2003
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: Reston, VA
Posts: 1,938
|
|
|
Re: Stanley 'Tookie' Williams
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by KarenH
What is your definition of "murder"?
When the law allows the death penalty, the executioner is performing a legally-mandated killing and is therefore not a murderer.
Another point about the executioner: By instituting a governmental justice system, society takes vengeance for killings out of the hands of the victim's immediate friends and family, thereby curtailing the endless "eye for eye" cycle. Whatever flaws our justice system has, it is still much more impartial -- police, courts, and executioners--than an enraged parent or sibling who is thirsting for revenge.
|
As I said, who gives the right to kill? Who has the right to kill? Murder by my definition is intentionally killing someone, knowing what you're doing. Who gives the right to kill?
__________________
This season, I was a part of a great team, with great kids who were really inspired, and who inspired me back. That's my brag, what's yours?
|