[kj] OT: Tookie and Arnie

[Papa Lazarou]

I think it's an American political and legal system based IN morality that's the problem. 

Pat <pmdavies at gmail.com> wrote:  the basis of our conclusion will no doubt depend on the origins of our
morality - how many athiests are judging this based on judea christian
beliefs ; ).
How would a buddhist for example view this? is it karma and is death
not simply a door? So would there be any problem?
Why, i wonder, do we see death in the way we do? i dont know the
answer but i find it more interesting than falling back on pre set
opinions to suit a type...but i guess thats what i like.


> Believe me Pat, I've thought about this... I'd want to kill them, pure and
> simple. But that would be an emotional reaction, and I think that stuff
> like the death penalty needs a more objective view. I really fail to see
> any decent argument for it, and mostly it just ends up being more like a
> revenge-killing, sanctioned by the State (the very ones who say it's wrong
> to kill... well, in most cases).
> Dave in Edinburgh
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Pat in aberdeen
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