But this is where I part ways with most of this forum. Vengeance is a legitimate consideration of justice at least when it comes to grave crimes. Sure, seek rehabilitation when you can but the idea that the state owes unrepentant mass murderers the prospect of rejoining society (should that state refuse to use the death penalty) is ludicrous. Pope Francis complains that even life sentences deprives criminals of the 'right' to hope. He fails to consider that the worst criminals don't deserve hope. There is such a thing as irredeemable. Even God recognizes that according to the religion he is the head of.
I do agree. I perfectly agree. It is a human sentiment. Just let me name Totò Riina, the boss of the bosses, the most feared mobster ever.
Millions of Italians fiercely wish we still had the death penalty to execute
subjects (I will not use the word person, he does not deserve it) like him.
But ...he received 70 life sentences if I recall correctly.
His family begged the Italian State to release him and bring him home to his family, for his final hours, when he was about to die
The magistrates rejected the request.
That was worse than the death penalty, he died in the jail hispital with nobody around. Of old age.
At least his family understood what kind of person he was.