Post #2117449
2026-04-24 21:43 UTC
A prisoner is suffering and wants to die, their life is a constant pain and keeping them in prison until they die would be torture...
Youd make them suffer for years to only die in prison later?
I guess everyone has different ethical lines...
Replies (2)
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@atomicorange@lemmy.world 2026-04-24 21:58
That’s not a “death penalty” though. It’s mercy killing.
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@nwtreeoctopus@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-24 21:46
First, I didn't make the argument. Second, I think most people could draw a line between allowing a suffering prisoner to choose death and forcing it on them. Third, that assumes that there's an ethical argument for life imprisonment.