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While the Biblical references cited above and the biblical phrase 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth' are often invoked in favour of the death penalty, there are those who also point out the relevance of the Commandment "Thou Shalt Not Kill". Those who disagree with the death penalty point out to the tautological nature of the moral argument that says that wherein a State that compels its subjects to not kill, yet retains the power to legally kill only for itself. This places the moral authority of the State over that of the Individual, and the same laws do not apply. Because of this, opponents suggest that without a removal of the blanket ban on killing of all kinds, it is impossible to make a morally logical argument for the death penalty. Whatever the political position, the nature of a killing is technically [[Homicide]] - the debates occur over whether it is believed the homicide is justified or not.