In This Selection Bedau First Draws an Analogy Between Self-Defense

question 7

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In this selection Bedau first draws an analogy between self-defense and the death penalty. Just as in defending ourselves we are to use no more force than is necessary to prevent harm, so in punishing criminals we are to use no more violence than is necessary to adequately punish the criminal. Bedau then argues that neither the deterrence nor the retributive argument for capital punishment is a good argument. He thinks that the literal application of the lex talionis is barbaric and that long-term imprisonment is adequate punishment.
-Blum maintains that people who are racist in their character cannot learn to be otherwise.

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Definitions:

Double Approach-Avoidance Conflict

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Learned Helplessness

A psychological condition wherein individuals believe they have no control over the outcomes of situations, resulting from repeated exposure to uncontrollable events.

Frustration

The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something.

Burnout

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