This is why the death penalty should be abolished nation wide

[Pythagorean12]

Kevin Strickland, exonerated after 40 years of living in prison!
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Kevin Strickland Missouri - Bing

 

[Enoch111]

That is very good news. But it should not be a reason for abolishing the death penalty. Rather, the justice and law enforcement systems needs to be thoroughly overhauled so that an innocent man is not pronounced as guilty. Chances are things will only get worse under the lawless politicians governing in the USA.

 

[JohnPaul]

The death penalty should not be abolished but enforced and all 50 states should have it.

tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye and a life for a life

 

[Desire Of All Nations]

In Rom. 13, God gave civil authorities the responsibility of carrying out the death penalty. That is New Covenant theology. As Paul said, if you don't want it to be enforced on you, don't do evil. Simple as that. Ofc, that doesn't mean the courts shouldn't wrongfully put someone in that position. Prisons are overflowing with inmates who are committed to being evildoers because the people in charge think they know what's better for people than God does.

 

[JohnPaul]

In Rom. 13, God gave civil authorities the responsibility of carrying out the death penalty. That is New Covenant theology. As Paul said, if you don't want it to be enforced on you, don't do evil. Simple as that. Ofc, that doesn't mean the courts shouldn't wrongfully put someone in that position. Prisons are overflowing with inmates who are committed to being evildoers because the people in charge think they know what's better for people than God does.

This is why I don't like being on Jury Duty, but what's one to do?

But if one commits murder beyond a reasonable doubt, should he not give up his life for the one he took?

 

[farouk]

This is why I don't like being on Jury Duty, but what's one to do?

But if one commits murder beyond a reasonable doubt, should he not give up his life for the one he took?

@JohnPaul I guess doing justice theoretically and giving someone the Gospel, are two distinct things, right? hard to do both at the same time, sometimes...

 

[Enoch111]

But if one commits murder beyond a reasonable doubt, should he not give up his life for the one he took?

Murder (generally premeditated) is a heinous crime and the Bible sanctions the death penalty. The problem is with the justice and law enforcement systems, and how they handle murderers. The courts are not doing their jobs as they should.

 

[JohnPaul]

Murder (generally premeditated) is a heinous crime and the Bible sanctions the death penalty. The problem is with the justice and law enforcement systems, and how they handle murderers. The courts are not doing their jobs as they should.

Exactly Enoch111, that's why I used the word murder and not kill, two different meanings murder is premeditated and without reason like in self defense.