You are talking about the judicial process, having a fair hearing, the process of law. We are talking about fair consequences. Nuremberg was a military tribunal. I have nothing to say of the propriety of the penalties for war crimes, only that civil penalties should not be based on eye for eye morality.
Capital punishment for treason is cool with me, nay, encouraged by me.
It’s like the death penalty - just because they deserve it doesn’t mean it’s a wise policy decision. Figuring out who inflicted it on others is the hard part.
I mean, yes but no, I think it’s not moral for the government to kill people. I don’t think that even if we could establish with 100% certainty that someone murdered someone, they should be killed. I don’t think it is a matter of good or bad policy, but about right and wrong.
If the law is “if you kill him, we kill you”, then what we have is a strictly retributionary law. That’s not justice, in my opinion. One can debate it endlessly, of course.
I’m not sure I’m on board with this eye for an eye tactic. I just don’t think we should box people.
I agree. People like that should be Nüremberged
You are talking about the judicial process, having a fair hearing, the process of law. We are talking about fair consequences. Nuremberg was a military tribunal. I have nothing to say of the propriety of the penalties for war crimes, only that civil penalties should not be based on eye for eye morality.
Capital punishment for treason is cool with me, nay, encouraged by me.
Agreed!
It’s like the death penalty - just because they deserve it doesn’t mean it’s a wise policy decision. Figuring out who inflicted it on others is the hard part.
I mean, yes but no, I think it’s not moral for the government to kill people. I don’t think that even if we could establish with 100% certainty that someone murdered someone, they should be killed. I don’t think it is a matter of good or bad policy, but about right and wrong.
If the law is “if you kill him, we kill you”, then what we have is a strictly retributionary law. That’s not justice, in my opinion. One can debate it endlessly, of course.
Except! Treason. But that’s a bit different.