Is that the only, or even primary reason for capital
Posted on: June 8, 2018 at 18:03:21 CT
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punishment?
I don't think it is.
I think it is simply to make it clear there is a massive and final consequence to murder.
I also think there is a much less rational factor in that humans generally appear to like to punish these types of infringements in kind.
I don't know that I am one of those people, but I've never lost someone to murder so I can't say.
Note: i didn't just advocate for the morality of capital punishment.