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-js23 t1_j8tqxbz wrote

Reply to comment by Spiritual-Hedgehog-7 in Governor Shapiro vows to "not issue any execution warrants during my term as Governor". Also urges Assembly to abolish death penalty. by Canopenerdude

A: The government should not have the power to execute its own citizens.

B: Fear of the death penalty does not deter heinous crimes.

C: The justice system is about justice, the death penalty is inherently based on revenge and emotion, two things that do not belong in a modern judicial system.

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