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How come Lemmy/Piefed users seem to have a consensus of like "green mario" is the solution to this and that, but simultaneously oppose death penalty? (piefed.ca)
submitted 4 days ago by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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So killing is not okay except when its internet-approved vigilantism?

Example: "Polititian commutes death sentences" Lemmy be like "good", but then when "Politician condemns assassination" Lemmy have a problem with condeming political violence?

(Like Gavin Newsom commutes all death row immates in California vs when Democratic polititians condemned Luigi Mangione)

Or are these different groups of Lemmings?

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[–] 1 point 4 days ago (2 children)

What is the goal of prosecuting the crimes? To put people in prison. Why do people go to prison? Not because someone says so. Because the group sending you to prison can apply violence to you. All governing is through inherent threat of violence. We as a society agree when that's appropriate. (Or, that's how it should work. Right now, in the US, money decides.)

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    People are sent to prison not strictly for reasons of violence, but because we as a society has designated certain crimes to have been painful either physically or materially to those that experienced them.

    A hacker or a fraud may not be inflicting physical violence, but that doesn’t mean they are harmless.

    Now what you define as violence can change things a bit, but I personally would define it as a physical or a threat of something physical.

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