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Originally posted by Azred:
font color = lightgreen>Execution of a convicted criminal is far removed from genocide; only the truly insane would ever condone genocide. Forcing half your population into a situation that amounts to slavery and degradation is also not to be accepted. This, however, raises a very important question--should a soverign nation submit to the "will of nations" and, if so, under what circumstances? Before answering, consider this: if you live in a house with other people, should you let them decide if your actions are acceptable?
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The universal Declaration of human rights (only in theory so far, sadly) should override a countries law if it contradicts it, and the country in question is a signatory (which America is). For example if a country has a law which states that people are not allowed to choose & practice their own religion,
The Declaration of human rights is supposed to be followed and put into practise by the U.S.A, and yet sadly it does not follow it on key areas.
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Originally posted by Azred:
font color = lightgreen>You are the first person here to state that committing a criminal act does not take away human rights.
Based on what you posted, I get the impression that you think that a person's human rights supercede the rights of the nation of which that person is a citizen. Do the human rights of a person who disregards the human rights of others matter?
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Yes, for if we do not respect their human rights, we are just as bad as they, and hypocrites into the bargain.
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Originally posted by Azred:
I agree that it may not be our place to play God and determine who lives and who dies, but does not the murderer play God when taking away life?[/QB]
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Two wrongs don't make a right.