Yes, but it would make him pay
Bad actions should have bad consequences
And Hitler was the worst of the worst
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Is this humane?
- Thread starter Eddi
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Bad actions should have bad consequences
And Hitler was the worst of the worst
Well...actually for certain criminals there is complete hopelessness.
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As I see it, those who find taking another life acceptable when not actively defending your own or another’s are part of the problem, not part of the solution.
Hitler would have killed me for having a certain mental illness, for having a certain sexuality, for being a Social Democrat and for being an advocate of Esperanto
If he could he'd have had me killed
I think this gives me the right to kill him
Also, I think people should pay for their crimes
Hitler managed to get away with it
He got what he wanted and paid no price
Erebus
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The question comes down to what you believe the purpose of prisons should be.
I personally believe that prisons should rehabilitate people whenever possible. When rehabilitation of a particular person is impossible, they should serve to keep that person away from the rest of society. Punishment doesn't come into the equation at all for me and so I see no good reason to keep people in miserable conditions.
The kind of isolation and complete lack of entertainment that some prisoners face is a form of torture in my opinion. The only purpose it serves is to lower the running costs of prisons and to satisfy the public's general desire for prisoners to suffer.
Pay? How so? Their life? It was forfeit upon capture.
Does retribution address the problem? Or does it just feel good in the moment?
Actions should have consequences.
Labeling them good/bad is not necessary.
So you’d kill some based on what they might do? That’s even worse!
By death? Which crimes justify killing?
I think executing Hitler to make people "feel good" would be justifiable
For example Holocaust survivors or the relatives of his many victims
Or the citizens of Coventry
He would most certainly have had me killed
Rather him than me!
Genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, mass murders
He had millions of people horribly murdered for horrible reasons
Good on you.
You’ve demonstrated just the mentality that justifies war.
How do you feel about that?
I meant in general.
But I digress.
So we’ve caught him, imprisoned him, and protected humanity from him.
Do you still kill him?
Justifiable? Not Justice?
Really?
So it brings their dead loved ones back? Addresses their mental, emotional, and spiritual pain? And tackles the problems that lead to his actions? Or like the hydra, are you merely cutting the head off a snake, creating longer term issues?
I am a committed pacifist so obviously I don't...
Put him on trial, give him a fair trial
And if he is found culpable hang him
Which would be treating him way better than he treated his victims
If God wants to forgive him or spare him further punishment then that's God's business
How will God inform you of this?
The man was evil
He demonstrated throughout his life that he was morally inhuman
People who do evil to the same extent as Hitler did lose their right to be treated humanely
They exclude themselves from humankind and deserve to be treated according
So not just the Holocaust? His entirety of existence?
People have an inalienable right to be treated humanely irregardless of actions.
Sounds like you've made up His mind then.