I was extremely uneasy when I saw that this topic had been posted, but greatly relieved to see that a courteous, intelligent debate was then unfolding.
I'm opposed to the death penalty, as I'm sure many of you would have guessed.
Jackie, isn't there a gulf of difference between the withdrawal of rights and the deliberate taking of a person's life? Even if the withdrawal of rights includes withdrawal of the right to life, that's still not the same as deliberately taking that life.
Yvonne
