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minus-squareOmega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down6·2 months agoEmpathy for rapists and murderers is NOT the reason I’m against the death penalty.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11·2 months agoThey’re human beings too. Why are you in the position to say anyone deserves death?
minus-squareOmega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoI am against the death penalty. I do believe some people deserve death. But I also don’t think anyone should have that authority over someone who isn’t a threat. So yeah, I agree that I’m not in a position to say that someone deserves death.
Empathy for rapists and murderers is NOT the reason I’m against the death penalty.
They’re human beings too. Why are you in the position to say anyone deserves death?
I am against the death penalty. I do believe some people deserve death. But I also don’t think anyone should have that authority over someone who isn’t a threat.
So yeah, I agree that I’m not in a position to say that someone deserves death.