The Death Penalty

[1961casey]

Okay ????Skybeam????,

The death penalty should be about justice not revenge. Hopefully, the 'one more dead' man would be punished for his crime not killed to satisfy someone's thirst for revenge. If you have read my previous posts you will notice that I stated that the death penalty should be reserved to the justice system which, hopefully, will hand down its sentences based on the facts of the case not on the feelings of the victims.

As for the murderer's family having to suffer the loss of a loved one, that would be under the control of the murderer: all he has to do is not kill anyone and everyone would keep the members of their respective families.

Finally, you throw in a 'what if' scenario. 'what if someone kills in defense of someone they love, as in the person they killed was about to kill someone else that was defenseless and there was no proof of this?' I would like to think that the person who was being defended would at least be grateful enough to testify at the trial. Don't you think? Maybe you should reread your own posts before submitting them to make sure your logic holds up.

Here is another, 'what if' scenario to consider. What if a convicted serial killer, justly convicted, and sentenced to multiple life sentences, manages to escape? Granted, there will probably be a massive manhunt for him, but let's say he evades capture. Now he can go about living the rest of his life in freedom, something his victims cannot enjoy. Furthermore, what if he goes on another killing spree? Now, he not only has his freedom but more people are made to suffer because he was left alive. Would this not justify a death penalty sentence?