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[On the one is a tragedy, a million is a statistic quote] Something to think about.
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You're talking about the progression of mankind, and then you're talking about valuing one person's life over a thousand people's? From my view that is the ultimate selfish thing to say. One person died, a tragedy to his/her family - yet each of a thousand people are individuals, not in some kind of collective. Each one matters just as much as the other. I'd rather one family be broken and distraught than one-thousand.
I don't see why people think it's 'barbaric' to have someone killed for killing someone else. They get a taste of their own medicine. Why not rid the world of another 'barbarian?'
Also, maybe the 'eye for an eye' thing is out of context - but I also quoted 'Do unto others as they do unto you,' still remains valid! :P
We have the death penalty for animals anyway... and they don't even commit crimes! ;P