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Ballpoint Adventures 8/3/23 Hate and the Death Penalty

Ballpoint Adventures 8/3/23 Hate and the Death Penalty

Does this seem hypocritical to anyone else?

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Aug 04, 2023
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Why is it ok to kill a guy who can spend the rest of his life in prison, unable to harm to society? Killing him will just let him die, thinking he’s a martyr for the cause—a person people will remember as a hero. Lock him away and he’s much less inspirational. AND there’s the part where you don’t turn your state into a murderer. If killing is wrong, ki…

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