The author argues that the means of implementation of the death penalty is from barbarism to civilization gradually and the death penalty is no less cruel than life imprisonment.

笔者从死刑的执行方式由野蛮逐渐向文明转化、死刑并不比终身监禁残忍等方面进行了回应。

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For the most part, these scenes appear to be staged, but they are no less cruel or brutal than any of the other videos so far discussed.

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Using cats as weapons is cruel, though no more or less morally reprehensible than using any other animal.

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