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10 Nov 2009 09:05 am
Calling For Blood, Ctd
DiA joins the death penalty debate:
I think "revenge" is a well-defined term, whereas "justice" is a bit of
whatever you think it means. Justice certainly requires that guilt be
certain, the crime clearly defined, and the offender aware of the law
and its general consequences before committing the offence. Malice of
forethought, and all that. All those being present, the question of
punishment is an argument over values, and many answers are possible.
William Petit Jr wants the death penalty for the men who tortured and
killed his family in his presence. The death penalty remains on the
books in the state of Connecticut, though it is rarely enforced.
Perhaps this should be one of those rare cases. But if so, we do need
what Sonny Bunch suggests: a generalised way to distinguish between
cases where guilt is truly certain, and those where it is probable. And
that doesn't seem to be on anyone's agenda for legal reform.
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