I'm going to take a wild stance and just come out and say this: Murder is bad. We can all agree on that, right? We can all agree that murder is a really bad thing, can't we? Okay, well can at least all of us sane people agree on that? Yes? Okay, good. Next, we can also all agree that rape is bad too, right? We all don't like rape? Fantastic, we're all on the same page. If you aren't on the same page right now, kindly escort yourself to the nearest mental hospital to have horrible tests performed on you. Great, now that that guy's gone, we can also unanimously agree that the people who rape and murder other people are bad, right? Awesome, I knew I could trust you.
Alright, but now here's something that's going to be a bit tougher. Can we all agree that putting the people who are rapists and murderers to death is a really stupid idea? Okay, hear me out on this. Basically, we use the death penalty out of spite. We want to see people punished. And sure, that's awesome, but I think we're going about it all wrong. Think about it. Would you rather die right now, or spend the rest of your life in a jail cell? If you're not a moron, you'd probably pick death. It's faster and less boring. Okay, so why is the death penalty the WORST possible punishment you can get, when a lifetime in prison is obviously far more torturous. Put the rapists and murderers in jail. Oh, we're running out of room? That'll just make it even worse for them.
Of course, then we're going to enter this weird state for awhile when we'll start killing people for stealing cars and selling crack because it's better than spending the rest of your life in prison. So you know, maybe we can just get rid of capital punishment. Can we try that out for awhile? I think it would become incredibly cathartic after a while.
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