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This assignment is about Kant’s theory of Retributivism. Kant thought that you could not allow exceptions to moral positions. And in this case, he is thinking about punishment (for committing a crime.) For Kant, punishment (prison or otherwise) should be governed by two principles:

1. People should be punished for the crimes they committed.

2. The punishment should be proportionate to the seriousness of the crime.

This leads Kant to support the death penalty. Explain how a judge (who follows Kant’s moral reasoning) might justify imposing the death penalty—assuming that the person is clearly guilty of a capital crime with nothing like self-defense or accident involved. Explain his reasoning. (Feel free to agree or disagree, but keep your own position to a short concluding paragraph.