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Originally Posted by crumpet
You can't be that sheltered. All kinds of people exist, even hard core 'no one is ever to blame for what they do because there is always an excuse' types. They may not be the majority, but they do exist.
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I don't believe looking for a reason is the same as looking for an excuse. I look for reasons, but that doesn't mean i'm anti-punishment or that i think the crime is justified.
The police did absolutely the right thing, no doubt about that.
I'm not particularly against the death penalty anymore than i'm for it. I do agree, on one hand, that if a person is rabid then they need putting down. On the other hand i believe that killing isn't punishment, because all it gives the criminal is oblivion, whereas the victim's family has to live with the consequences every day of their life. So i'm undecided.