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Given the conversations around capital punishment at the moment, it’s worth knowing for any advocates of it:

1) If guilty people still end up on death row, it’s not a deterrent.

2) If innocent people still end up on death row, it’s not a deterrent.

3) If it’s not a deterrent, it’s vengeance.

4) If your desire for vengeance is so great that you’re willing to kill innocent people for it, it’s time for some serious introspection.

There is no counter to this, by the way.

4) If you try argue that *you’re* not seeking vengeance, then it’s the state that’s seeking vengeance.

5) If you vote for the state to be able to seek arbitrary vengeance against private citizens, it’s time for some serious introspection.