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The basic principle would probably be that you are not allowed to kill someone without severe consequences. But having said that, I would like to discuss the following:
1. In some places, murder is punished by life imprisonment and not the death penalty. If first degree murder is not proven, then there is also no death penalty. But if the argument is that the death penalty is not imposed to preserve the sanctity of the killer's life, what about the sanctity of the victim's life?
2. If someone killed several people by accident, let's say a drunk driver causes an accident which kills several people, shouldn't he have to pay with his life as well? Some might argue it was an accident and hence he should not face such a severe penalty, but what about the sanctity of those lives he ended?
3. Why do human beings in general and individual human beings believe that their lives deserve to be held in sanctity? Is the human race in general and individuals deserving to be "held in such high esteem"? No, in my opinion.
4. And if we don't regard the human race and human lives as being that "great" or worth preserving, then what is the point of saving the environment or going green? I'm not saying that we deliberately destroy the environment, but what's the point in preserving it and keeping the human race in existence?
1. In some places, murder is punished by life imprisonment and not the death penalty. If first degree murder is not proven, then there is also no death penalty. But if the argument is that the death penalty is not imposed to preserve the sanctity of the killer's life, what about the sanctity of the victim's life?
2. If someone killed several people by accident, let's say a drunk driver causes an accident which kills several people, shouldn't he have to pay with his life as well? Some might argue it was an accident and hence he should not face such a severe penalty, but what about the sanctity of those lives he ended?
3. Why do human beings in general and individual human beings believe that their lives deserve to be held in sanctity? Is the human race in general and individuals deserving to be "held in such high esteem"? No, in my opinion.
4. And if we don't regard the human race and human lives as being that "great" or worth preserving, then what is the point of saving the environment or going green? I'm not saying that we deliberately destroy the environment, but what's the point in preserving it and keeping the human race in existence?