Most will watch this and find themselves agreeing with the message present. Saying something along the line of "I can't believe countries still do these things."
We like to think that we are more "humane" in our killings (if that is at all possible), but do you realize that an execution by firing squad was used in an American execution just last week?
Check it out.
We like to think that we are more "humane" in our killings (if that is at all possible), but do you realize that an execution by firing squad was used in an American execution just last week?
Check it out.
EDIT: I should clarify.
I am not against the death penalty (anymore).
The death penalty is not only biblically justified, but also biblically required (see Genesis 9:6).
My grievance with the death penalty is not based on biblical principals, but rather on the fallibility of the US justice system.
As pointed out, Genesis 9:6 makes it very clear that the death penalty is biblically justified, but there are just too many cases where innocent people are put to death for me to be 100% comfortable with it.
Since 1973 over 130 people have been released from death row due to evidence of their wrongful convictions. Wrongful convictions often result from an inability to access adequate legal representation, political and/or community pressure and racial prejudice to name just a few (source: Amnesty International USA)
In clear cut cases, yes, the death penalty is required, but there are too many "gray" cases and what does that make us when we support/encourage a system that ends lives not guilty of the punishment being dealt to them.
I am not against the death penalty (anymore).
The death penalty is not only biblically justified, but also biblically required (see Genesis 9:6).
My grievance with the death penalty is not based on biblical principals, but rather on the fallibility of the US justice system.
As pointed out, Genesis 9:6 makes it very clear that the death penalty is biblically justified, but there are just too many cases where innocent people are put to death for me to be 100% comfortable with it.
Since 1973 over 130 people have been released from death row due to evidence of their wrongful convictions. Wrongful convictions often result from an inability to access adequate legal representation, political and/or community pressure and racial prejudice to name just a few (source: Amnesty International USA)
In clear cut cases, yes, the death penalty is required, but there are too many "gray" cases and what does that make us when we support/encourage a system that ends lives not guilty of the punishment being dealt to them.
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