The Death Penalty

[1961casey]

First of all, here is a brief summation of the Charles Ng case: http://crime.about.com/od/murder/p/ng2.htm

Secondly, it is not a case of 'we' having to right to kill someone. It is a case of a justice 'system' carrying out the appropriate sentence. Our responsiblity, not right, is to support the system and not take the law into own hands. If we let the system do its job, we can concentrate on what we can do for the persons involved, including the convict and the victim. The very statement, "I don't believe we have the right to kill someone" is circumventing justice for our own ends. Depersonalize the statement and justice can prevail.

Another point: the initial question should properly read "Do you support the death penalty in cases where it is warranted."
The threads in this forum are more along the lines of "Do you support the death penalty even if there may be a mistake?" The two questions would obviously evoke two different responses which is quite evident in this forum.
With that in mind I would like to answer that, Yes I would support the death penalty in cases where it is warranted but not if there is a possibility of a mistake.
Kind of takes the argument out of it, doesn't it.