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Re: The Psycopathology of Evil Children
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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson
Most evil adults are evil because of their childhood.
Say Beth didn't get help and as an adult she kidnapped, tortured and killed 3 or 4 children. How quick would we be to call for the death penalty for her evil?
Would we be justified in putting an untreated 24 year old Beth to death, given her background?
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Good questions. I believe in the death penalty in extreme cases but not in all cases of murder.
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