Yet another case that shows why the death penalty is such a bad idea

[Pindar]

Posted by Pindar
I have made no case for arbitrary killing.

The state does have a right to kill. The military is a simple example. The police would be another.

State killing is state killing. Whether this applies to an external threat or an internal one: it is the same.

I have never argued the state can kill regardless of circumstance.

XiahouDo these statements seem inconsistent to anyone else?

Where is the inconsistency?