re: #10 HappyWarrior

Being anti death penalty doesn’t mean you think terrible crimes shouldn’t be punished. I would argue that any serial killer or rapist can’t be rehabilitated. I just don’t believe death is something the state should have the power to use on its citizenry..

As some of you all know, I go out and protest at a “church” where the leaders and attendees believe women should be executed for having abortions. I’ve had wearisome arguments about crime and punishment. Their line of thinking is: Murder is a crime > “eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth” * > a zygote, embryo, fetus is human > killing a human being is murder > murderers should be executed > women who get abortions are murdering human beings > therefore women who obtain abortions should be executed.

I can’t even get past point one with them because the whole “murder is a crime” statement is complex. And that’s before you get to how awful our legal system is and how the state shouldn’t be executing people anyway.

The “pastor” also believes rapists should be executed. I think rape is heinous, but given our crappy criminal legal system, should we be executing ANYONE? Nope.

Maybe for my next protest, which will be on June 3, I should have a sign asking how they want the executions of women who have abortions carried out. I’m kind of afraid of what kind of executions they have in mind. But if I can get the heinousness on video…

* They’re theonomists and believe Old Testament law should be the law of the land. Uh NOPE.