re: #87 CuriousLurker

I used to support the death penalty, but since coming to LGF that support has seriously wavered so I’m not going to argue with anyone over it. In the case of Tsarnaev I can’t help but wonder how long it will be be before groups like Daesh & Boko Haram label him a martyr and, once he’s killed, how many new jihadis his death will inspire.

I used to support the death penalty too, but over the years I realized that my support wasn’t really based on a rational justification, but just a primal desire for revenge against people who hurt other people. And I realized that’s just wrong, from a moral standpoint.

I understand that a lot of people do support the death penalty, but I urge them to examine their reasons for that support - I think they’ll come to the same realization I did. It’s not based on rationality or reason.

Ironically, the first topic of debate I had in my high school debating team was the death penalty, and my team argued against it - even though I personally thought it was appropriate in some cases.