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 @JonBSimConstitutionDisagreementsStarted 4yrs agoActive 5mos ago

That assumes the victim shares the same status as the perpetrator.

Murder is the unlawful/immoral execution of a person.

The death penalty is the lawful/moral execution of a person who has performed a heinous act.

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  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia  commented…2yrs2Y

Death of sentient beings is an inherently immoral act, regardless of how it’s done and for what reason. In a court of law, the prisoner is already unable to cause more harm, at that point, killing is unnecessary, because the purpose of punishment is to make sure they don’t commit that act again, meaning that life in prison will do the job.

 @B9PBFR4 from Florida  commented…5mos5MO

Genuinely asking, why is killing a sentient being inherently wrong to you, to me even when i try to see that perspective i just cannot bring myself to. I’m left wing but its the killing if an innocent person that i see as wrong, not just anyone. Could you try to go more in depth with your philosophy.

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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