Melody
Well-Known Member
kevmicsmi said:But cant we have a different conviction standard in order to impose the death penalty? Cant we require DNA evidence, or a confession from a sound mind?
One could argue that a sound mind and admitting to murder don't necessarily go hand in hand...and who's to determine what "sound mind" is? Also, DNA evidence isn't infallible.
I don't believe in the death penalty at all. Murder is murder. You can put a nice name on it and say killing isn't murder when sanctioned by the law, but in my opinion it's legalized murder.
Stick them in a cell, weld the door shut and pass their meals in to them. The harm to society has been removed. I'd much rather my tax dollars went to something like this than aid to a foreign country.