Cesare Beccaria

Italian Philosopher of the Enlightenment, I fought against Capital Punishment and Injustice in the Court. I helped define many of the principles we use today.

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@mwolly97 I for one support equality, by the words, "No one should be killed by the gov't". I did not talk about woman at all in there.

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@summersfremont In other words, absolute monarchy exercises power in a cruel or arbitrary way. The power will be used in a bad way.

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@MoDizzle5 They are also to keep people from having cruel and unusual punishment #cesareisalwaysright

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@THobbes1 How does the "social contract" help you out? Also, not all people agree with this so they eventually get forced. Equality for all.

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@summersfremont The state doesn't possess the right to take lives and capital punishment is neither a useful nor a vital form of punishment.

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@lockedizzle As long as there is no cruel and unusual punishment, I'm down.

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@Voltaire94_78 Aye, I wrote an influential paper, On Crimes and Punishments. You should check it out

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@Voltaireisdead you shouldn't be punished in the first place

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@jj_rosseau1 I agree, people have to right to live

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@summersfremont This group focused on topics of socio-political and literary interest, which was to reform the criminal justice system.

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@THobbes1 Some people are selfish but you can't have a person in control who punishes for no reason.

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@summersfremont I oppose the death penalty cause it is a cruel and unusual punishment. You have a right to life and this depletes your right

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@summersfremont The purpose of law is to keep people in order and keep them from hurting other people. #cesareisalwaysright

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@mwolly97 So long as you don't have cruel punishments, we cool.

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@jj_rosseau1 Preach. #cesareisalwaysright

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Punishment should be proportionate to the crime. Torture should be abolished. #cesareisalwaysright #etblk3

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Due Process would be discouraging to criminals b/c ppl would know for sure that their crimes would be punished #cesareisalwaysright #etblk3

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No one should be killed by the gov't. #cesaerisalwaysright #etblk3

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Published my influential paper entitled "On Crimes and Punishment" read it! #cesareisalwaysright #etblk3