• DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    IIUC, execution is a punishment.

    While you might use force—even deadly force—to deal with certain lethal threats, you don’t punish somebody for what you think they might do.

    FWIW and on a related topic: wp:Killing baby Hitler.