Death Penalty according to myself, Socrates

The State has the right to make laws and to enforce them. If a state decides to enact a law under which the death penalty is a legal punishment, every citizen must respect and honor that law. In order for an individual to be sentenced to the death penalty, there must be a mutual agreement between all judges that affirms that the accused is guilty and deserves this punishment. I have been accredited as the creator of the Social Contract. One of my agreements states that citizens must obey and uphold the law or persuade the state that the law is not just. In any case, if the death penalty is considered appropriate to the State, then we must all obey it. I personally lived the experience of being sentenced to death by the court of Athens a couple of thousand years ago. I was found guilty of corrupting the youth of Athens and was sentenced to death by drinking poison. I was personally offered to escape Athens and escape death itself. However, I did not leave. I chose to stay because I firmly believe that one must obey the laws established by each governing state. Obeying the law of Athens made me stay. I did not want to escape Athens because my teachings were not any better in any place other than Athens nor I feared death. The death penalty is the right of every state to decide. In my opinion, some people certainly deserve to die. These would be people who have killed others and done numerous crimes against humanity. But it is not my personal opinion that I primarily want to express, but my support to the death penalty and to the power of the State.

Socrates (Jason Galo)