Is the abolition of the death penalty a hypocrisy?

Heck yes, the death penalty is hypocritical. The fact is that it is government-sponsored killing of its own citizens. The reason it is done is to show the killer that killing is wrong. Paying back the killing with killing makes no sense at all. In all its "fairness", it is inherently unfair. read more

The death penalty is not hypocritical for Christians. Christians are not hypocritical for raising armies to defend themselves. Christians are not hypocritical for waging war to defend themselves, to protect their society. read more

The Death Penalty Should be abolished because there is no evidence it will reduce crime rates There is no evidence that posits the use of the death penalty as being causal to a reduction in crime. According to the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, the murder rate for the state of North Carolina actually declined following a halt in utilizing execution as a form of punishment. read more