Why do we kill? I'm not talking about some random crime where some thug kills another thug. There's no justification for that kind of violence, where somebody gets angry and shoots somebody else dead, but it happens far too often. I'm talking about us.
And with Tommy Arthur, there's a real question about his guilt. If there is ANY doubt, should we execute? Can we take somebody's life who, even by the slimmest odds, may not be guilty? No.
NO! Absolutely not. We must not do it. And that's why we can't accept the death penalty. Yes, someone might deserve to die. Maybe even Tommy Arthur deserves to die. But we don't have the authority, the moral standing, the right to kill. We can't take a killing back.
Besides, if we kill, how can we forgive? And that's what we should be working on, right? Forgiveness. What do you think? I know many of you disagree, but why?