Yeah this is a little tough but let’s say someone you love was murdered by another person. How would you want justice served? Would you want to execute him?
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Maybe; it's hard to say. But, I don't think it should just be up to me as the victim. Essentially, I think this kind of justice should be administered by an authority. It shouldn't be up to the victims to decide or execute justice for themselves.
I don’t believe that an authority has anymore right to do this than an ordinary person. An authority is a flawed human like all of us. What makes him an authority?
I believe in a few but still legitimate positions of authority. Their authority flow from and they are responsible to the ultimate authority, who is God. I'd say a father has a similar although much broader kind of natural authority.
Functionally, I'd say governments should administer justice because ppl avenging themselves can lead to escalations of violence and some victims are too weak to avenge themselves.