10-03-2013, 08:17 PM
In general I am pro-life i.e. anti capital punishment, however some situations merit more than simply life behind bars.
But that is not say that getting to the underlying causes of the culture of disrespect is not of paramount importance. It is.
For a wealthy white man living in suburbia your 'respect' comes from your job, your wife, your car, in short the trappings of a safe middle class existence. Would that this were true for all men in America.
RAMd you speak of absolutes, well without being god you don't know all possibilities, only what you see and infer. Perhaps when all you have is respect from your peers, losing it means more than losing your life. Unfortunately when it also means someone else loses their life, perhaps the death penalty is the only option.
Of course, easy access to firearms doesn't exactly ameliorate matters.
But that is not say that getting to the underlying causes of the culture of disrespect is not of paramount importance. It is.
For a wealthy white man living in suburbia your 'respect' comes from your job, your wife, your car, in short the trappings of a safe middle class existence. Would that this were true for all men in America.
RAMd you speak of absolutes, well without being god you don't know all possibilities, only what you see and infer. Perhaps when all you have is respect from your peers, losing it means more than losing your life. Unfortunately when it also means someone else loses their life, perhaps the death penalty is the only option.
Of course, easy access to firearms doesn't exactly ameliorate matters.