Not good for society to let the family decide. The soldier did not belong to her family. Equal crimes need equal punishments and equal deterrence.
You can forgive somebody, but still expect them to die for their crimes. The forgiveness is for the family, not him.
Not good for society to let the family decide. The soldier did not belong to her family. Equal crimes need equal punishments and equal deterrence.
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I’d be willing to forgive and want justice. While I would prefer that the State provide a priest for the guy on his way to execution, if the State isn’t willing to do so, while I wouldn’t advocate lynching the man, who am I to judge. If other people thought lynching was a good idea, I would do my best to supply the poor man with a priest.