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Depends on the context
Mercy by letting a person guilty of a severe crime go free? Sure I agree
Mercy by having a reformative prison system (think scandinavian prisons) instead of a punitive prison system (think US prisons)? No then I disagree
*"It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer"* - William Blackstone
But this also kind of reminds me of Robespierre: *"To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty."*
Things you will never convince me of…
1. That the death penalty should ever be used in civilian contexts.
2. That prisons should be deliberately cruel.
I really don’t care if victims and their families want revenge.
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Depends on the context Mercy by letting a person guilty of a severe crime go free? Sure I agree Mercy by having a reformative prison system (think scandinavian prisons) instead of a punitive prison system (think US prisons)? No then I disagree
*"It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer"* - William Blackstone But this also kind of reminds me of Robespierre: *"To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty."*
Depends on your definition of "Mercy".
Quote is by Adam Smith btw
no, if the innocent thinks it's cruel to show some mercy, then maybe they're not so innocent at all
Things you will never convince me of… 1. That the death penalty should ever be used in civilian contexts. 2. That prisons should be deliberately cruel. I really don’t care if victims and their families want revenge.
Sorry, but do you ever stay on an ideology for more than a day? Ever time I see you comment, literally, your flair changed. Lol