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Originally Posted by dr2005
And then you end up with a society which has no respect for the value of human life, believes that violence is best resolved by further violence (an inherent contradiction) and takes the human race generally back about half a millennium. Real improvement.  Also it is highly questionable whether executing those responsible for this act will do anything for the victim's peace of mind as it does not address in any way, shape or form the psychological harm caused. It also deprives them of an opportunity to face their attacker and speak their mind, which in a number of cases has found to be of real benefit to such victims. If you would like sources I can send you my dissertation which discussed such approaches.
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whats makes you think i dont want that kind of society ?... cause i do i long for the days when if someone offended you it was settled with 2 dueling pistols... i can say this if that happened to my daughter theyd be wishing for death before i was done with them...