tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969248830488868502.post1244372614628106134..comments2023-05-11T00:49:28.637-07:00Comments on Decanting (Cerebral): The Dangers of Satisfaction: Thoughts On The Death Penalty, Troy Davis, And Guilty Versus InnocentJasonGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11151020924911260858noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969248830488868502.post-29372084102895374372011-09-22T22:25:39.132-07:002011-09-22T22:25:39.132-07:00Normal Mailer articulated the revenge rationale fo...Normal Mailer articulated the revenge rationale for capital punishment better than anyone, although to my recollection his extraction of this idea focused on the community rather than the victims. In any event, the path to abolishing the death penalty has less to do with the innocence argument and more to do with understanding and refuting the urge to communal revenge. I wish it were more logical than this.Cam Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078249835944127883noreply@blogger.com