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Originally Posted by AnnieK
I am torn on this. On one hand, taking a life for a life seems all very primitive but having said that I despise having my taxes going towards paying for scumbags who have committed heinous crimes to live in relative comfort. I would rather bring in hard labour, life meaning life without chance of parole or luxuries and let them spend the rest of their mortal lives with regret and no chance of freedom.
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Completely agree. Especially if it means that society will benefit in some way from their labour.
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Originally Posted by AnnieK
However, were someone to murder one of mine, I would like 10 minutes in a room with many knives..them being dead or alive won't change what's happened but I would like to extract my own revenge.
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I totally understand this Annie, and I'd probably feel the same if I was in that situation, but I don't think legislation should be based on the victims emotion.