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Suppose for a moment that reincarnation was real and it worked without a kharma system, the individual still suffers the pain of death and therefore the penalty of the sentence is served. That is how many moral systems would view this.

Much like a thief that gets caught, serves a few years in jail, and then is set free, that freedom is given because the thief has paid their debt to society based on the sentence given to them as chosen by society. That kind of morality is even seen in Islam where an adultress is beheaded as punishment but then she is seen as being in good standing because the penalty had been paid. Other cultures might not view a death sentence as a form of payment and more or less just see it as a way of removing an irredeemable pest from society.

OK, sure, we can look at spiritual reincarnation and gawk at how meaningless the question might seem relative to most worldviews. But, when we consider the concept of genetic reincarnation, suddenly there are genuine moral implication regarding whether a death penalty is considered a payment or pest removal.

In brief, genetic reincarnation is the idea that specific phenotypes are likely to reimerge out of a genepool. This in its mildest form can result in people that look and act in an uncannily identical way despite not being closely related (though undoubtedly have a common ancestor that looked the same as them). The most noteworthy ones are the ones that end up with the same name and same professions as well as looking like they are identical twins. (E.g. https://thebolditalic.com/artificial-intelligence-can-now-help-you-find-your-twin-stranger-1680e334b720 )

Consider this Israeli perspective on the measurable existence of genetic reincarnation in micro-organisms: https://bigthink.com/health/genetic-reincarnation/

I chose an Israeli source intentionally. If you read the article, you will see that they mention that a part of this genetic reincarnation is about RNA signalling. Now consider the idea that the Talmudic Jewish perspective is that some ethnicities are irredeemable and are commanded to be completely and utterly genocided. They take the 'pest removal' appproach to the death penalty for some genetic groups.

Now consider all of this nonsense with mRNA shots going for female reproductive organs. Since we know proper RNA function is needed for genetic reincarnation, and we know that mRNA tech can disrupt correct function, and some systems of morality would view genetic reincarnation as a reimergence of a pest, therefore there is motive and means for interested groups to implement jabs with an intention to 1) kill off as many current pests as possible, and 2) permanently and irreparably damage the ability for functioning genetic reincarnations within a gene pool.

Oh yes indeed, this whole question about the morality of death penalties and reincarnation is very relevant to our times, and likely in a way that many people don't immediately think about.

Yeah, that's not how it works.

If you a murder a bunch of people, you come back as someone who gets brutally murdered. That's the lesson you need to learn. The death penalty is only an escape if reincarnation isn't real.

I don't believe in reincarnation.

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If you believe in reincarnation then you are an idiot.

There is no mechanism that would require a bad person in one life to reincarnate as a bad person

Is this why the US has all but ended the death penalty? ...Playing the game on another level? If killed they just respawn, so we imprison and fake legal wranglings that force the best medical care to keep them alive as long as possible and bound in earthy prison.