apologies again for being off topic

I dear say!

Otoh, considering the topic is really the death penalty you were by far not the first :-)

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Go to the beginning and read my comment rather than read into it whatever you want to contrive. I said there is a hypocrisy between people who are against the death penalty but in favor of temination of fetuses. Conversely there is the same hypocrisy of people who salivate over executions and then cry over abortions. Instead of questioning whether a story is true or not (and it is very true) respond to the initial question and explain why you do not think it is morally hypocritical.

Like I said before I believe that one cannot morally take another's life unless that life is endangering yours.