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Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    It's a paradox, an unsolvible puzzle, but it really doesn't teach the original killer anything, all it does is get that person to the place where we're all destined to end up anyway, just that little bit quicker!!!!

  • Jim
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I thought it was to stop them from killing more people!

  • 1 decade ago

    So the first one that kills, does not kill again.

  • 1 decade ago

    it sends out a message that if you do bad by others you will cop the same punishment that you have put upon others!!! In the old days they used to call it an eye for an eye!!!!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's called corporal punishment and it's because the truly horrible people aren't worth all of the tax payers money that it would cost to keep them in prison for the remainder of their miserable lives.

  • Lazrus
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    cause in some whacked out crazy way what you just said makes sense to those people in charge

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    IT'S CRAZY! the death penalty is WRONG. there are six of my fellow young aussies in indonesia awaiting execution for drug dealing. WHERE WILL IT STOP. it's a bit harsh, don't you think?

  • jetsam
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    we dont in ireland.

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