Originally Posted by Cynthetiq

while I still stand by my statement, it doesn't mean that I don't want him to get stayed from his appointment with death.

In my opinion the death penalty is a deterrent to some people for some crimes just like incarceration. While it doesn't bring back those that were intitially killed, I do feel that it does serve a purpose for example.

If you don't punish someone exactly for something that can make someone think twice before acting and you don't follow through with it, then why bother to punish them at all?