Minute: Regarding the Death Penalty
Friends have historically opposed capital punishment because it violates the sacredness of life. That violation goes beyond criminals who are sentenced to die. The death penalty also brutalizes and degrades the society which imposes it. Revenge taken against a few individuals will not cure the epidemic of violence in our world; we need to solve the problem instead of adding to it. Rather than answer violence with more violence, we need to find practical ways to counteract the anger, fear, despair, and brokenness that are the root cause of crime.