Assassination - Re: What is the moral course

[Luke Benjamin Weiger]

Quite different.  There exists no reliable evidence that would indicate
that execution deters crime.  However, one can reasonably argue that
assasinating Hitler, Pol Pot, Pinochet et al before their respective
reigns of terror would've prevented a great deal of human suffering.
Incidentally, we never would've been able to imagine how much if they had,
indeed, been assasinated early on.

-- Luke

On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Todd Archer wrote:


> Nathan, what is your take on execution of criminals?
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> Todd
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