Orwell the Hypocrite?

Orwell states that he was against the British in their oppression of the Burmese. However, Orwell himself was British, and in his role as a police officer he was part of the oppression he is speaking against. How can he be against the British and their empire when he is a British officer of the empire? Please make sure you cite at least two sentences or passages and that you write AT LEAST TEN thoughtful sentences of reflection and analysis.

The Death Penalty and the Debate Over "Affirming Life"

In section 4 of his essay "Death and Justice," former New York City Mayor Ed Koch argues that capital punishment does not "cheapen the value of human life," but rather "It is by exacting the highest penalty for the taking of human life that we affirm the highest value of human life." At the same time, David Bruck states in the sixth paragraph of his essay "The Death Penalty," that "For those who had to see the execution of J.C. Shaw, it wasn't easy to keep in mind that the purpose of the whole spectacle was to affirm life." Which statement do you agree with and why? In approximately ten thoughtful sentences in which you cite at least one line of text from one of the articles, let us know. Feel free also to take into consideration both points we made in class and the short articles that I sent in this e-mail today.