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bolocker

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    Comment #12851214

    Clearly not, since that argument applies far more strongly to non-death penalty cases where there is far less scrutiny. It's also clearly an argument intended for Other People who …

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    Comment #12851148

    Plenty of educated elites are well aware the problems climate change could cause for them personally. Civil unrest, rising sea levels, and pollution. Things personal wealth only pa…

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    Comment #12851143

    He's like someone who is anti-abortion but doesn't worry at all about people after they exit the womb. They're lying when they say they actually care about life. In reality, they j…

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    Comment #12850846

    Yes it does and that's not what seems to bother people about the death penalty. It's the act of killing that tugs on their heartstrings. They happily ignore the millions serving de…

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    Comment #12850830

    Yes but if you live in an elite life bubble you'll only care about things that make it through that bubble. Why are so many rich celebrities obsessed with animal rights, the death …

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    Comment #12850785

    At 4% it would be "It is better that twenty five guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer."

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    Comment #12850763

    Why can't we just get that 4% bad convictions down to 0% for the death penalty? There are many cases where no one disputes the guilt of the perpetrator, like mass shooters or murde…

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    Comment #12811571

    "Only mortals have told me that it would suck to live forever." - /r/Showerthoughts Aubrey De Grey calls it the "pro aging trance" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_de_Grey#Pro-…