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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_j90fpqd wrote

Death penalty is purely retribution and that's not what we as a society be about, with one exception. I'm kinda 50/50 on one particular crime though, and that is crimes against humanity by ringleaders. Someone like Hitler could be locked away for eternity, but I also have a primal desire for people like him to be publicly executed.

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puresugarstick t1_j90z54z wrote

I get what you are saying. I see that you were downvoted. I am anti-death penalty but then when we have extreme cases of human depravity like Hitler I think perhaps the death penalty would be appropriate in those cases. But then again does it make them a martyr to their followers and foster more of their ideology?

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grundelgrump t1_j928yvz wrote

World leaders would be too dangerous to keep alive. That exception makes sense.

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politehornyposter t1_j91wt4y wrote

I would argue that is different tbh that is because Hitler isn't part of society, he wants to be society.

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