Comment by xigency
5 years ago
I don't think I will be able to convince you that no one else should be shot or killed so I won't be participating in this argument anymore. I can't have an ethical argument with someone who doesn't value human life.
You have already stated that you believe that individuals should be shot for theft here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23354190
This is simply a difference of opinion.
> This is simply a difference of opinion.
Right -- I think it's wrong to pick and choose who should be punished for terrorizing communities, and some only believe the police should.
This is not a question of 'valuing human life'. It's about appropriate responses to violence. It's a basic principle of justice that those who commit violence no longer deserve to have their full set of rights respected in the eyes of the law or society. This is how we justify all sorts of things, from basic fines, to jail terms, to full-scale war.
To be clear... I also think no one else should be shot and killed, which is why no one should be lotting or setting things on fire.