borndead1 wrote:I am opposed to the death penalty. Not because I give 2 sh*ts about a murderer's "rights" or "feelings", but because it is too much power for the government to have.
Why should we allow government to do that which is illegal for a citizen to do? Should we not hold the authorities to the same standard that we are held to? It is illegal for me to kill you, but if I do, the government can kill me? WTF?
The death penalty is the ultimate hypocrisy and the ultimate display of big government.
Your argument is faulty (illogical). Here is why:
A= Government
B= A Citizen
C= Impose the death penalty
A should not be allowed to do what it is illegal for
B to do
B cant do
C.
A should not be allowed to do
C.
Now, if your argument is logically valid,
every argument that uses the same logic (form)
must make sense. If any argument using the same logic does not make sense, then your argument has been
proven faulty (illogical). So, here goes:
A= Government
B= A Citizens
C= Put a traffic light up at a busy intersection.Stop a hold-up of a liquor store
Government is not allowed to what a citizen can't do.
A Citizen cannot put up a traffic light up at a busy intersection.
Therefore, Government should not be allowed to put up a traffic light up at a busy intersection.
Now, that conclusion sounds
preposterous, doesn't it? Of course it does! So, it proves your conclusion/argument that government should not be allowed to execute criminals- is faulty/illogical.
Sorry.