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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 30 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

The second you say a person's life has limited value, your life becomes limited in value.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Which is exactly why I'm against the death penalty and in favor of legalizing and taxing recreational drugs to fund rehab. I don't care if you're the Dalai Lama or a homeless drug addict, every life has equal value in my eyes.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

I'm definitely in the camp of "I'd rather let dozens of crooks walk the street if the alternative is sending a single innocent man to the gallows."

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just to shake the wasps nest, what about Nazis?

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

The correct response to seeing a Nazi - https://youtu.be/ujC7rxFVZ18