Comment on Why do we still joke about setting up old wooden guillotines?
missingno@fedia.io 3 weeks agoI'm against the death penalty because I don't believe it should be necessary in a just world, nor should the state ever be trusted with that kind of power.
However, I see the guillotine as symbolizing the last resort in an unjust world. The worst monsters in society commit their injustices in broad daylight, and nothing will be done about it. We know that justice will never be served through the courts. So what then?
over_clox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Other options are available besides death. Like, lock the 34x felon up in prison, like they should have already done…
missingno@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
They should have. But they won't.
over_clox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Interesting.
I say they should have locked him up, I get downvoted.
You agree, he should have been locked up, you get upvoted.
I don’t give a fuck about the actual vote count, that doesn’t matter. But the differential of votes for two people that expressed the same opinion, the fucker should have been locked up, well that dumbfounds me.
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You’re getting downvoted because you’re saying we should do something that clearly will never be done. He ain’t been locked up yet despite a laundry list of crimes and convictions.
When justice becomes a joke, people will eventually take it into their own hands, for better or worse.
Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
It’s cause yours comes off as more optimistic whereas the other comes off as more realistic. Like, as a recent example, Diddy should have gotten a life sentence or even at least 20 years in prison, but he only got 4 and at most he might serve like 1-2. Seeking justice through the proper channels in this world doesn’t work and won’t work till we destroy everything and rebuild even if the road to get there is paved in blood.
missingno@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
Did you miss the part where I'm pointing out the fact that it won't happen? I'm not agreeing with you, I'm making a point.