• yetAnotherUser@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      Murder is acceptable if petty thefts are reduced? So the worth of a human life is roughly $200 - $2000, or the worth of a laptop?

      If the only way to stop petty thefts is murder, petty theft cannot be prevented ethically.

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          1 year ago

          Sending the message that money is more important than the lives of people, alright.

          I’m happy to live in a country where this kind of ““justice”” system is impossible to implement legally.

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      1 year ago

      The death penalty for drugs is a worthy sacrifice considering the extremely positive societal outcome.

      “It’s good that we kill someone for smoking a joint because no one stole my laptop!” You have fucked up priorities.

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              Virtually every country on Earth except Singapore doesn’t execute people for such spurious reasons. Do you think Finland is a crime-ridden hellhole?