Last Words From Death Row (2015)
&gt; As a society, while our ethical ideal is justice, a more practically compelling priority is safety. This word, “wouldn’t,” is not compatible with our sense of safety<p>Safety is the ethical ideal, not &quot;justice&quot;. We don&#x27;t punish people because it makes us feel good or for some sense of fairness, we remove people for the good of society.<p>Edit: I&#x27;m Canadian. I know this isn&#x27;t true today, but I&#x27;m glad I said it and am grateful for the replies below. I hope this statement becomes true in America one day.