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It is unreasonable to think that to take the life of a man who has taken that of another is to show lack of regard for human life. We show, on the contrary, an emphatic regard for it, by the adoption of a rule that he who violates that right in another forfeits it for himself. My agreement with these, the words of philosopher John Stuart Mill, compels me to affirm today’s resolution, that …

…a criminal alive for the rest of their lives could sometimes be much better invested by society in other people. Society has no obligation to invest food and shelter in criminals who no longer have any right to life. With homeless living on the streets, why is society obligated to feed murderers? If society has other uses for its resources, it should not invest them in convicted criminals. -For these reasons affirm today s resolution.