Comments on: Why I Deplore the Death Penalty http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty Awaken, Remember, Love Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:55:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Conscription and...the draft - Personal Development for Smart People Forums http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-244 Conscription and...the draft - Personal Development for Smart People Forums Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:52:44 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-244 [...] Originally Posted by AlmostGone I find it interesting that you possess the compassion you claim. If I may ask, why wouldn’t you kill Nazis during WWII? I understand non-violence when possible. But Nazi Germany was killing Jews as fast as it could. Indiscriminately killing men, women, and children who committed the crime of being a Jew. Do you not acknowledge the existence of evil? I don’t think the millions of your faith who were slaughtered like livestock were victims of some misunderstanding. They saw the face of evil, the Nazis of 20th century Germany. Men are not evil, though they may commit evil acts. There is humanity in everyone. Yes, even killers. Doesn’t mean I condone killing, but I would never say a person is evil because that would be incorrect. You’re saying that I am not compassionate if I refuse to kill people? Wow, that’s a new one. Not sure I can wrap my head around it. Killing in retaliation for killing does not bring peace. How does that saying go? "Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity." You can’t fix the problem by becoming part of it. Oh there’s another bumper sticker I love. "Why do we kill people who kill people to show that killing people is wrong?" And yeah, I oppose the death penalty. Here is my take on that: Why I Deplore the Death Penalty __________________ Erin Pavlina Psychic Medium, Author, Speaker, Blogger, Wife to Steve Pavlina "Erin’s reading was unbelievably insightful. In just 20 minutes she helped me sort through 4 major areas of my life that I’ve been struggling with in therapy for more than 8 years! I was stunned. I’m truly amazed at her abilities, and I am so thankful I found her when I did." – Jeanette in Tulsa, OK [...]

]]> By: Phil Mann http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-243 Phil Mann Mon, 09 Oct 2006 13:25:11 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-243 I have enjoyed your site Erin. How can you be sure that to die at the hands of another in the act of murder is indeed premature? You have reinforced your view that we all decide when it is time for us to pass, & that it is left to the universe to determine how after we have determined when. perchance the act of murder is not premature at all? perchance it is just another method of “going home”, as effective as a car accident or heart attack? as terrifying as the concept is, how are you differentiating the cause?

]]> By: George Wiseman http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-242 George Wiseman Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:45:46 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-242 Erin, God bless you for your view on the death penalty which is so right on. Among my friends I am in the minority with my views on this but I am absolutely certain that it is WRONG to condone killing a human being in any way, shape or form. And it’s simply illogical to to think you can justify executing someone even if they’ve murdered someone else. Simple formula: Killing = WRONG. End of story. Regardless of who does the killing, whether it be an individual or the state, and whether it be executing one person and calling it “capital punishment” or killing mass numbers of people in a war, which is mass murder, it is all equally wrong. This seems simple to me but apparently not to everyone.

]]> By: Erin Pavlina http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-241 Erin Pavlina Fri, 05 May 2006 05:02:49 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-241 I may discuss abortion in a future entry. It certainly polarizes people, doesn’t it?

]]> By: Forrest http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-240 Forrest Wed, 03 May 2006 00:09:15 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-240 I agree with your assesment of the death penalty for essentially the same reasons. I do have one question, however: what is your opinion on abortion?

I find it interesting that many people can be in favor of or against one, and maintain the opposite position with regard to the other. To me, ending life is ending life and consequently both abortion and the death penalty are wrong.

I do consider myself to be open-minded in that I will listen to and evaluate any position, so I am interested in any comments you may have.

Thanks.

]]> By: Beating-Drum http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-239 Beating-Drum Tue, 02 May 2006 08:45:17 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-239 It occurred to me that some of the contributors may be inclined to write to someone on Death Row. Some have no visitors, or writers at all and have been there since quite young and for several years.

If interested there are two groups that I know of Lifelines and Human Writes. Both have websites as far as I remember.

]]> By: Paul http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-238 Paul Sun, 23 Apr 2006 13:16:52 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-238 Interesting entry. Enjoying your blog generally having come here from Steve’s.

I’m looking forward to you addressing the issue of the “mentally impaired” and the insane. I have some thoughts of my own about this having read Elaine’s comments. My first thought is that the way of the world is insanity in itself, so who is to judge another insane? Which one of us has absorbed none of the insanity that the world shows us? Even my son Samuel who is not quite a year old has clearly learned some insane approaches to life from his parents.

Keep up the good work, Erin.

]]> By: Erin Pavlina http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-237 Erin Pavlina Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:30:29 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-237 I meant an end to physical pain. I know suicides have a lot of work to do after they take their life.

]]> By: sunny http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-236 sunny Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:26:26 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-236 Erin, suicide is not an end to pain. People go through a cycle of births and deaths through lower life forms (according to many beliefs).SO it is not quite as simple as hitting reset. Although, according to these same beliefs, (verified by many experiences of many people) suides do get a second chance.

]]> By: Tony http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-235 Tony Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:14:24 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/why-i-deplore-the-death-penalty/#comment-235 I thought the “eye for an eye” was a limitation on what you could do to people. For instance, if someone stole your bread, you could steal their bread at most. You couldn’t go to their house, burn it down and take their bread. It was regarded as a maximum limit rather than a minimum requirement. If you approach it as a max limit, you could get at most do to them what they did you to but that’s it. If you approach it as a minimum requirement then you have to at the minimum do to them what they did to you.

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