Saturday, December 16, 2006
follow-up on death penalty...
While at a friend’s place last night, my friend matt katz made a great point about lethal injections. Yes, it was a fun party.
He pointed out that when we claim that the execution is ‘more humane’ it has more to do with how we perceive it than what the prisoner actually experiences. It’s more palatable to think of lethal injection than say, hanging, or electrocution..
And if we continue to be a society that practices the death penalty, it would be hippocratic not to be able to ‘stomach’ certain types of execution, even if they are less painful for the prisoner.
Nice point matt.
And by they way, it turns out both Deb and I make a mean latke. My potato/oil smelling clothes are in the wash as I write this…..
HAPPY HANUKAH
He pointed out that when we claim that the execution is ‘more humane’ it has more to do with how we perceive it than what the prisoner actually experiences. It’s more palatable to think of lethal injection than say, hanging, or electrocution..
And if we continue to be a society that practices the death penalty, it would be hippocratic not to be able to ‘stomach’ certain types of execution, even if they are less painful for the prisoner.
Nice point matt.
And by they way, it turns out both Deb and I make a mean latke. My potato/oil smelling clothes are in the wash as I write this…..
HAPPY HANUKAH
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