Is Coup de Grace an evil act?

[LokiDR]

Other people, including myself, have argued that there is a big range of LG actions - depending on who you worship. If I worship Tyr, I am all about Justice first and Mercy is necessarily far down on my list. This doesn't make me Evil, Neutral or Chaotic; it just means that I chose to emphasize a different aspect of Law and Good.

I think we can all agree that Justice is Good and its Lawful. I don't see any problem with a Paladin dishing out Justice as Tyr tells him it must be done - I don't even see any problem with using a CdG to do it. ;-)

"Death to all evil" vs "I will give my life to others". I think they are both too extreem for LG. Killing any susspected criminal borders Lawful Neutral. Giving everything for others in spite of your organization seems closer to Neutral Good.

The Paladin should have to work on occasion to keep their lawful good status, else it isn't the limitation it is supposed to be.