Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University College, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 21, No. 4. April 23, 1958
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There would be another insurmountable difficulty: before inflicting a just punishment the Court should have to assess the degree of the offender's moral guilt. Yet a righteous person would have a greater sense of guilt than a corrupt one with regard to the same crime. It might even be greater than objectively should be expected.
From the foregoing it may be seen that there is no place for an Ethic Justice in human society. Consequently the death penalty should be abolished and replaced by imprisonment.