Would you support capital punishment if... - Historum

Chancellor · July 2nd, 2012, 01:05 AM

If an execution, following non-erronerous judgment against an actual murderer (premeditated homicide) could restore the victim(s) to life, would you favour its retention or reintroduction?

Make your best shot at the answer you deem closest and most relevant to your opinion.

The first option is supposed to say I'd do, but hey...

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**Vladd** · July 2nd, 2012, 01:38 AM

I presume you are thinking of something like the machine in Babylon 5. If the death of the murderer could bring back the victim then sure of course.

**PADDYBOY** · July 2nd, 2012, 01:56 AM

Well, I suppose if someone who was executed and was later found to have been innocent ? could be returned to life by executing the executioner who wrongly executed an innocent man. Or maybe we'd have to execute the police officers, the jury and the judge as well ? and what about the first victim who was returned to life via the execution of the wrong man ? does he have to die again until we find his true murderer ??? I'm starting to get a headache now....Think I'll sit on the fence for this one.

**PADDYBOY** · July 2nd, 2012, 02:04 AM

Oops. Just noticed the 'non erronous' bit...my bad.

Btw
What if the killer killed another killer. It happens in gang warfare and suchlike .

**Vladd** · July 2nd, 2012, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by PADDYBOY

Oops. Just noticed the 'non erronous' bit...my bad.

Btw
What if the killer killed another killer. It happens in gang warfare and suchlike .

Use him in a hospital instead?

**PADDYBOY** · July 2nd, 2012, 02:06 AM

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Use him in a hospital instead?

Spare parts, you mean.
Tbh. I would like to think that if we had the technology to bring a killers victim back to life ? we would probably have the technology to clone spare parts as well as cure the killer.

**Rongo** · July 2nd, 2012, 02:16 AM

So there's really two hypotheticals here: bringing the victim back to life, and being sure of "non-erroneous judgment". If we could be sure of non-erroneous judgment I would generally support it whether it brought the victim back to life or not.

**Rongo** · July 2nd, 2012, 02:23 AM

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Spare parts, you mean.
Tbh. I would like to think that if we had the technology to bring a killers victim back to life ? we may have the technology to cure the killer.

But suppose the killer didn't want to be "cured"? I would imagine that few of them would.

**Brisieis** · July 2nd, 2012, 02:27 AM

What if it was self defense?

**PADDYBOY** · July 2nd, 2012, 02:28 AM

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But suppose the killer didn't want to be "cured"? I would imagine that few of them would.

In that case,It's his choice. If he's a threat to innocent people, then those innocent people should be protected from him.
Btw
In real life, I expect the cure would be administered in childhood at the request of his parents.