In Reply to: don't know how you feel about the death penalty... posted by ClockBlocker on October 01, 2026 at 15:01:21
the range of what should happen to them. If you're dealing with a rapist, for instance, and especially if you know the victim, you may think that the rapist deserves to be raped, but you likely wouldn't want the state to hire someone to do that deed in the name of justice.
Our human minds often conflate retribution with justice.
Justice needs to be a cornerstone of society whereas retribution is a very individualistic way of interacting with the world. It's personally satisfying for a moment perhaps but (a) it really does not make the pain go away, and (b) it can't give you the base you need for building a functional society.
I believe the death penalty is retribution, not justice. I don't like it under any circumstances, whoever the perpetrator may be.