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See my first paragraph from that post. Enacting the death penalty is seen as “excessive”, “revenge” and “state-sponsored lynching” regardless of circumstances and awful the criminal in question is.
The criminal is expected to be taken care of by the state, by providing indefinite amounts of food, shelter, education, medical care and even entertainment / conjugal visits. Meanwhile, the victims, or their families, get nothing… except to join the rest of taxpaying citizens in paying for the criminals’ incarceration.
Bail provided a tiny way to hurt the criminal, by agreeing to behave for the short time leading up to trial / sentencing, or else risk having the state seize the property put up as collateral in bond. Now, it’s literally a revolving door to let criminals back on the street.
The only way I am opposed to the death penalty (and I'm not saying i am) is the chance of executing a innocent person. Is that rare? probably - is it ends justify the means..not sure
Obviously, i feel like tim Mcveigh - that Tsanrev brothers lived way longer then needed to. but that is another thread about how many appeals one should get on Death row.