[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Mariah Christmas

Okay government says that prison is about rehabilitation except for those who are in for life because they never get out so the point is to punish. People are asking about the moral implications, and frankly I don’t see the difference between locking up a psychopathic murderer in prison or inflicting the death penalty if their crime warrants such punishment.

Why is there no difference?

[Wizard.]

Originally Posted by Mariah_Carey

Why is there no difference?

Erm they’re both outside of society away from being able to kill more people. One is on earth and the other is hopefully in hell.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Mariah Christmas

Erm they’re both outside of society away from being able to kill more people. One is on earth and the other is hopefully in hell.

That doesn't make them remotely the same thing.

Both protecting society from their crimes does not make them the "same".

It's like saying whether my mum is dead or alive in the next room makes no difference, she's still in the next room.