Coates on capital punishment
In his Atlantic blog, Ta-Neishi Coates offers a thought-provoking take on the death penalty. He argues that the behavior of criminals illustrates how mankind and human nature is far from perfect; and only underscores how misguided it is to think humans can be trusted to handle the awesome responsibilities that are intrinsic in capital punishment.
I think there’s this presumption that people who are anti-death penalty get their out of some sympathy for criminals, or some wide-eye naivete. Maybe some people get there that way. I came up in an era where young boys thought nothing of killing each other over cheap Starter jackets. I don’t have any illusions about the criminal mind. I don’t believe in the essential goodness of man–which is exactly why I oppose the death penalty.
–Luke
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