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The thought of killing someone is morally and physically repulsive and horrible to me. Just the thought of it actually makes me feel physically ill. When I drive, I often pray and remind myself as I am getting into the car that I not do anything that will cause anyone any harm. I resent death anyway and have difficulty understanding why death has to be such a necessary and constant part of life.
Because I do not want to kill anyone or harm anyone, I cannot ask anyone to kill for me. That is why I oppose the death penalty. I believe that the act of having to kill someone is harmful to the spirit and personality of the person who is asked to do it -- whether as a policeman, a soldier or a henchman as well as the person asking to have it done. If I would not kill myself, I cannot ask someone to kill in my place or on my behalf. By asking someone to kill in my place, I am hurting them as well as the person who is being killed, and thus, I am hurting myself.
I am opposed to the death penalty out of self-interest, because asking someone to kill on my behalf would be harmful to me as well as to them. Does this make sense?
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