Tink on behalf of JC opines:
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For each inmate on death row, and for all those who are concerned
about a specific inmate, each must visit the particular inmate every
day for the twenty, 20 years of his detention while waiting for
appeals, and get to know the inmate intimately. After these 20 years,
those who meet the requirement of having been there every day during
the 20 years,...
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Hey, Tink, that's an interesting twist. I'm not sure it's quite in the
spirit of my proposition to you (I was hoping to keep the answers a bit
more "clinical": you cite the scripture that you hope to use to make
JC's case for him.).

Nonetheless, as I said, a twist. I've always maintained that, if a
society is going to permit capital punishment, then the "hangman" ought
to be chosen, at random, from the citizenry. My point, if you really
think you, chosen at random from the citizenry, could look the convict
in the eyes, while pulling the switch at an electrocution, then you'd
vote for capital punishment. Those who could not, themselves, do the
job, would vote against capital punishment. But, that's another issue.

But back to our "story" Tink: let's keep it simple by not assuming
lengthy appeals. What then? Where's the scripture we need to make this
decision?

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