@shilolo I presume that you posted the link to the question asked before to bring in other opinion and voices….if so, thanks.
If it was to suggest that this question shouldn’t be asked as it has been asked before…I would point out that new jellies since 5/08 mean new opinions. Additionally, my question was a bit different in that I am asking people to consider not just “for or against” the death penalty.
I want people to consider if it is never OK….or perhaps OK in certain situations. As in the example in the question. A man slaughtered two innocent children (in addition to raping the mom and leaving the mom and another child for dead).
Shilolo is correct….it does cost more to execute a person than to put him/her in prison for life. It is not cheaper at this time to execute someone due to the lengthy appeals process.
In years past, I have been strongly pro death penalty. However, time and again it has been shown that there are indeed innocent people in prison and by extension, on death row. I find this shameful and horrifying. Not only are innocent people in prison, but the guilty are free.
When considering punishment I try to walk a mile in the victim’s shoes. I try to imagine what if my babies were stabbed to death, I was raped and left for dead and another child was stabbed and left for dead. Facts in case
What if I knew the guilty person was in jail for the crime (b/c I knew the person, for example)?
Would I want the person to sit in jail for life? Or would I want the person dead?
Tough call.