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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
What makes a human being human? (Not speaking biologically here either.)
To me, to qualify as human, one must act in a humane fashion. If one doesn't act in a humane fashion, should one be protected by the laws of society? Or is that what society is all about; i.e. the protection of any and all, regardless of their actions. Personally, I don't think so! I think we have to qualify as humans before we can receive humanity's gift of society.
Stitchawl
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I have to disagree. You can act in an inhumane way and still be human. In fact part of being human is being able to make your own choices and act how you like. With that being said, I think it is well within reason to protect the rest of us from people who do not, for whatever reason, chose to act in accordance with what are the socially acceptable norms.
So, in this case, lock the fool up and toss the key. From what I've read, even in jail there is a special place for people like him and those he wrote the book for - and it is not a happy place. If there is an act or concept that even criminals find reprehensible that ought to be a good indicator right there.