Potted Plants United wrote:Greater Cesnica wrote:As for the death penalty: I believe that banning it directly is a matter of critical importance;
"As long as killing sapients in a war is entirely legal, given how many die in wars compared to how many are executed, anyone not also suggesting banning all killing of sapients for militaristic reasons, is a hypocrite who doesn't believe their own words."
"Ambassador, I find your line of attack here to be quite disingenuous. I'm sure you know very well the practical difference between war and the death penalty. In case that has slipped your imagination, allow me to clarify. Killing in war is a matter of necessity; such as when your nation gets invaded for instance. Killing someone after-the-fact, long after any offenses they have committed have occurred; after they've been tried, convicted, and imprisoned? Unnecessary. There is no threat posed to an individual or society at large by keeping them alive and imprisoned. Whereas killing in self-defense is killing to mitigate an imminent threat. I would imagine this reasoning is quite apparent."