borndead1 wrote:What about the dozens of innocent people that have been put to death?
Forget the circumstances for a minute and concentrate on the physical act itself. The physical act of strapping a person into a chair and injecting them with a drug that stops their heart. The physical act of putting a person inside a gas chamber and gassing them. It is the premeditated ending of a person's life with forethought and intent. It is murder. And it is a right I do not believe the government should have. There are very few rights and powers I think government should have, but that's another debate.
P.S. This discussion has been very civil so far. Let's not ruin it, guys. These types of discussions need to take place.
Makes perfect sense.
Except that you're making Dadzilla's point about the "Degree of difference".
You speak of "dozens" of innocent people.
But how many tens of thousands (probably higher) have been aborted?.
And EVERY ONE OF THEM was innocent.
It's like comparing a bullet to a nuclear warhead. Sure, they both can kill. But be realistic.
As for the physical act of killing a person? Ask a cop from a decent sized metropolis if he'd be OK with flipping the switch.
When you see the vile acts that the death row inmates have committed it eases the conflict that many of us would fear.
Besides, you have no say in this matter.
With a name like borndead you're obviously biased!