re: #693 slokat

The death penalty is a statement by the rest of society that your actions are so heinous that you don’t deserve to remain a part of that society

…why people try to equate this with abortion always amazes me.

I would argue that prison is a statement by the rest of society than your actions are so heinous that you don’t deserve to remain a part of that society.

The death penalty is playing God. And if society happens to have decided it wrongly, there’s not the option of letting you out and apologizing.

People try to equate this with abortion because most people I know who are anti-abortion use the argument “life is sacred.” And that’s hypocrisy.