Quote Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube
In a functioning democracy, the people invest in the state the power to kill those who would do the people harm. That's as old as time, and has never had any trouble functioning alongside morality.

For the rest, however, you are abhoringly correct.
I disagree. Let's take an ancient example. Socrates. Sentenced to death. In a democracy. Plato didnt think that very moral or fair.

As Im sure, like Socrates was a great person, many great (and innocent) persons die in american execution rooms. this cannot be moral, and you can scream all night long, it isnt (as you yourself argued) common sense to kill innocents.

But, let's not turn this into a death penalty thread - for gods sake - but focus on morality.

no one so far gave me a clear definition.