No on the death penalty. No on assisted suicide. You either believe you're alone in the universe and that your life belongs to you and you alone, terribly lonely and purposeless, or you believe your life and all life belongs to the creator, which connects us all, and is meaningful. If the latter, it isn't our place to determine who lives…
No on the death penalty. No on assisted suicide. You either believe you're alone in the universe and that your life belongs to you and you alone, terribly lonely and purposeless, or you believe your life and all life belongs to the creator, which connects us all, and is meaningful. If the latter, it isn't our place to determine who lives or dies, or when.
But in addition, the US doesn't have an inquisitorial justice system. It has what is known as an adversarial justice system. That impacts how police and prosecutors approach cases, as well as witness testimony, and therefore sometimes also impacts the outcomes of those cases. That fact alone should give pause on this issue.
No on the death penalty. No on assisted suicide. You either believe you're alone in the universe and that your life belongs to you and you alone, terribly lonely and purposeless, or you believe your life and all life belongs to the creator, which connects us all, and is meaningful. If the latter, it isn't our place to determine who lives or dies, or when.
But in addition, the US doesn't have an inquisitorial justice system. It has what is known as an adversarial justice system. That impacts how police and prosecutors approach cases, as well as witness testimony, and therefore sometimes also impacts the outcomes of those cases. That fact alone should give pause on this issue.