Originally Posted by
Wight
I don't think there will ever be a workable set of criteria with which to justify killing someone, provided that you've a moral issue here. If you've some way of justifying the possible murder of innocent people (or those with extraneous circumstances), for a practice which does not actually provide a "fair" outcome for anyone, let me know.
In terms of practicality, I agree that capital punishment should be allowed, and in fact, encouraged, everywhere. It is necessary, not as a "fair" punishment (as, again, it doesn't solve any moral/ethical problems), but due to the fact that the resources used to keep prisoners alive would be better used for other purposes. Similarly, the waiting time on death row should be shortened, by simplifying the appeals procedure. Some would agree that it is much more cruel to subject someone to the experience of being on death row rather than killing them.
Murder Is always wrong. I wasn't very clear on that. But there is a distinct difference between the act of Murdering someone and the act of killing someone. Murder happens in cold blood, with no legitimate reasoning behind the act. Killing can have a justifiable reasoning behind the act, and deserves a better explanation than the one I'm giving it now, and a better defining area of what is acceptable should be found.
The goddamn youth of today are way to immature for their age. In ancient Rome, once you hit 14, you were an adult. That meant that you were tried and convicted as such. If people that long ago had the capacity to reason as adults at that age back then, I don't see why they couldn't do so now. And granted, there are differences that come with the times, but I don't find any of those convincing enough to sway my argument. Grow Up and Stop being a twat, You're a man now.
^That's what I would like to say. But there is one difference that is concerning to me, and that is the amount of responsibility given to children of then and now. back then, there was a chance you were head of the household at the age of 8. Now, you don't even have to take out the garbage until you're 10, if you're lucky. The lack of responsibility is what ruins today's youth.
Last edited by Templar; Jan 16, 2014 at 02:17 AM.