Various notes, day 736
It seems so strange for time to be passing so quickly and yet so slowly all at once. It's funny how this little attempt to document the things going on around me--as if I might control my days by writing each thing down--has slipped into something comfortable, comforting
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Even if it is a deterrent, I'm not sure whether that means it should be practiced, because last I heard, there are other ways to deter crime, and maybe we should focus more on the ones that don't end in someone dying.
It's a little disingenuous to bring up running a country, because a country must be run, but prisoners don't have to be executed. Look at all the nations without capital punishment that are doing just fine.
In the case of the death penalty, one man--the judge--decides whether a prisoner lives or dies. That's an entirely different matter.
I didn't think you were espousing the old "eye for an eye" argument, as you seem much too reasonable for that. I was simply referring to your statement "the consequence must equal the action" and pointing out that there are other punishments that can equal murder. I do enjoy my rhetoric.
Yes, thank you for the discussion. I found it rather refreshing. You've given me a lot to think about, too. Maybe we can talk about it some more over coffee--or tea, in your case.
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