Explain bedaus argument from incapacitation

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Based on Reading Pack #6, what are the central theses (i.e., main claim/argument) of both the Primoratz and Bedau readings?

Some people object that the death penalty is applied in a discriminatory way. How does Primoratz respond to this objection? Do you agree or disagree with the objection, and why?

Explain Bedau's Argument from Incapacitation OR Argument from Deterrence. Identify something appealing about and something problematic with your selected argument. Do you agree with Bedau's position, and why/why not?

Comment on the reading - address one of the following questions:

What is something from the readings that especially struck you or that you found interesting, and why?
Is there something you found confusing in the readings, or in one of the readings? If so, what?

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