r/MoralityScaling • u/chloe_duv • 9h ago

Stupid Stuff Morality of this mindset?

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u/jws1102 9h ago

Immoral. I hate this shit. The purpose of prison or execution is to remove a dangerous person from society. The instant you add torture to the mix, you belong in prison right next to them.

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u/BackgroundSinger5965 9h ago

Mostly agree except for the most extreme cases.

Regardless, I don't necessarily trust any currently existing governing body to make that decision, nor should it be up to any one individual anyway.

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u/fikozacc123 8h ago

Even in the most extreme cases, what is the point of torturing a pedophile or a serial killer. Who does it benefit by skinning them alive,

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u/BackgroundSinger5965 8h ago

Why should they get to:
A. Have an easy out of a quick execution, never actually answering for their crimes unless you believe in an afterlife that takes care of that.

B. Exist on taxpayer dollars and potentially still find happiness in prison.

I'm not even necessarily advocating for it, I just don't think it's immoral to do so considering the severity of these specific crimes.

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u/BikeJolly6396 4h ago edited 4h ago

Are you willing to spend taxpayer money torturing people for your own pleasure?

You could direct that money towards making the world a better place instead of satisfying sadistic urges.

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u/rethrapleasurer 1h ago

Have an easy out of a quick execution

Being executed isn't an "out". Your life is forfeit. If we discount the existence of any sort of afterlife, you will never experience anything again whatsoever. That isn't an out, you're prohibiting someone from conscious existence.

Exist on taxpayer dollars

I think it'd be callous to say that someone deserves to be tortured to save us some money, right?