Comment by Dan074 on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 5 · 2010-11-16T17:45:49.525Z · LW · GW

Azkaban already seems difficult to defend, versus just killing people in the ordinary sense. Sure, killing people is inhumane, but much less inhumane, and much more secure, than imprisoning people for life in a place that destroys all happiness and goodness.