Reply #90: No, it's not nearly as barbaric. [View All]

[Withywindle]

He had multiple chances for appeal and many lawyers fighting for him. He had numerous years to come to terms with his upcoming death. He had opportunities to say goodbye to his loved ones.


That's WAY more than his victims got.

The reason that I favor the DP in cases where it's proven beyond a doubt? Because these are cases where someone has already revoked someone else's right to live, WITHOUT due process. You don't do that. It is just not right. It usurps both the rights of the state and of God, if you believe in one or any. So if a court decides, AFTER due process, to revoke the killer's "right" to life? I think that is fully within the state's purview. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.

The individual condemned has ALREADY crossed the God/state/life/death line by denying someone else THEIR right to life/liberty/pursuit of happiness without just cause as determined by the court system. Someone who does this has already forfeited their right to citizenship in a civilized human society. Why NOT put them out of our misery, by the same kind of humane methods that kind and loving people use on their sick and dying pets?