Cecilie1200
Diamond Member
I don't support the death penalty. It's expensive. It does not serve as a deterrent. It splits victim's families further apart who are already suffering from loss. It is inappropriate for a civilized society. Innocent people have been executed. The death penalty is unevenly applied, there is a racist component to execution.
As a Buddhist, I do not support the death penalty.
The death penalty is evenly applied. It's the MURDERS that have a racist component. If a much higher percentage of black men commit murder than white men do, is it OUR fault that a higher percentage of black men are executed for murder, or THEIRS? Are we supposed to decide who to execute based on racial quotas instead of actual heinousness of crimes? And wouldn't THAT be racist toward the victims, since it would mean that a higher percentage of white victims would have their murders punished with death than black?
And I'm still waiting for someone to name me ONE of these apocryphal "innocent people executed". You say, you say, you say, but you never substantiate.