- 23 Jul 2016 23:58
#14704768
On the subject of state-sanctioned killings of persons convicted according to law and after due process:
Assumptions:
1) All persons have a self-evident inalienable right to life.
2) All persons have an overarching right to exercise their rights so long as they do not unduly hinder or prevent the same of others.
Scenario:
- Person A unduly kills Person B and/or Person A is convicted, according to law and after due process, of unduly killing Person B. Having unduly prevented the right to life of Person B, does it follow that Person A's overarching right to exercise the right to life is diminished?
Assumptions:
1) All persons have a self-evident inalienable right to life.
2) All persons have an overarching right to exercise their rights so long as they do not unduly hinder or prevent the same of others.
Scenario:
- Person A unduly kills Person B and/or Person A is convicted, according to law and after due process, of unduly killing Person B. Having unduly prevented the right to life of Person B, does it follow that Person A's overarching right to exercise the right to life is diminished?