Originally Posted by bling

The intent, without just cause or reason, to commit a wrongful act that will result in harm to another.

So essentially, you're saying that because the State does not define the death penalty as without just cause or reason, it is not the same as murder, which the State does define as without cause or reason.

Well naturally! Otherwise the State would be commiting a crime that it recognizes itself.

The problem is in what the State considers with just cause or reason. Simply because the State says it is so does not make it so. And that is why we have a debate on the subject.

You're essentially saying "The death penalty is ok because it is ok." That's not a good enough rationalization.