Episode 22 - The Death Penalty: Wherein we discuss capital punishment, whether it is still an appropriate punishment in the 21st Century, and the roadblocks to changing the laws around it.00:00:11 - Introductions
00:02:09 - The Republican side of things
00:05:30 - Death penalty should be rare and have the utmost due process
00:07:00 - The financial cost of the death penalty
00:09:56 - Against the death penalty because of justice system bias
00:12:32 - Would you be more in favor of the death penalty if the system was flawless?
00:17:44 - Where does the government get the authority to kill people?
00:19:51 - Historical context of the government's powers
00:24:11 - If everyone seems to be against it, why does it still exist?
00:30:30 - The will and the method to vote on it isn't there
00:35:43 - What's wrong with keeping it on the books but rarely using it?
00:40:26 - Comparison between the death penalty and physician assisted suicide or abortion
00:43:43 - Republicans don't want to be seen as soft on crime
00:46:14 - There are alternatives to the death penalty
00:51:10 - What is the point of the criminal justice system?
00:52:58 - The death penalty is not a deterrent to crime
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