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[–] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (27 children)

To the people reading the comments and who are against the death penalty: this man has no mental illness he simply is an antisemitic piece of shit who deeply desired to see people suffer, there is no chance of rehabilitation at 50 years old and that far gone off the deep end.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have two major oppositions to capital punishment, and neither are rooted in the possibility of rehabilitation or not.

The state is not infallible. If you put someone into prison for ten years and find out you messed up, you can at least release them. You can't give them those years back, but you can try to do right by them as much as you are able. You execute the wrong person? You're just a murderer.
Personally, life in prison (and not a cushy wall street exec prison) seems like a way worse punishment. Even if I was only concerned with providing somebody the worst possible punishment, lifetime imprisonment would be worse.

Mostly though for me, it is number 1.

[–] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Your reply has changed my mind about corporal punishment and I am starting to agree with you. Thank you.

[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And the kind of people willing to commit crimes that would deserve death are not likely to be deterred by the potential punishment.

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