I think that we, as a political group, have our minds made up on most political subjects, Give us a topic and we are either on one side or another. Sure that side made me "gray"" but we have an opinion that our side is "gray" and we've arrived at the conclusion after much thought.
Usually though., I would state that we hold more non-gray than gray views, that "X" more often than not is the correct position to have over Y, etc.
Thus my question, if you will.
Capital punishment.
More after the orange doughnut.
If you asked me as a kid, if I was pro or anti CP I'd say I was pro-CP, no questions asked. However as I've gotten older, I've become less sure. I've grown, hmm, maybe that is not is not the right word, I've "modified" my belief system, towards the opposite side, and become more anti-CP.
As I've realized how unfair the justice system is, I've become more anti-capital punishment.
It is not from some "higher moral ground" that I argue this, I think that some crimes merit death, but not, obviously if someone is innocent.... and too often too many people, due to the bias of our law-enforcement system, are innocent until proven guilty.
I'd like to think that with advances in technology, dna, etc., we'd have overcome such human frailties, but the science we use is only as good as the hands of the humans running the tests.
Thus as long as there is a risk of one innocent person losing their life to a mistaken case of capital punishment, capital punishment is wrong.
I guess this is my "new" position over time, and I realize that for many of you it might seem like a no-brainer, but obviously it took me time to arrive at, I'd like to know if I am missing something here, from a pro-capital punishment person, if I may, what am I missing, to "fill in the gaps"?
Again, my argument is not that the state taking a life is wrong, per se, for certain crimes.
Thanks in advance.