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Is large red text supposed to make your point better; personally I find it rather annoying. Since, I didn’t particularly want to read most of the articles you quoted see sentence above for reason I’ll stick to general points. I know you wanted people who were against the death penalty to comment but I couldn’t keep myself from typing.
Personally, I like to split the issue into two arenas. First do you think the government has the right to kill people who break the law? I believe that a government does have that right in so far as, again by my estimation, they are only required to protect the rights(however, you define rights I think life would have to be one of them) of citizens who obey the law. The trouble here is obvious in that philosophical speaking by my definitions a government has the right to kill you for pretty much anything, including sneezing if it was outlawed. That’s where the second consideration comes in. For what if any crime should the government exact capital punishment? This is a personal matter really, but I believe that if I killed an individual in cold blood then I forfeit my right to live. In such a case if my death benefits the community even in as little as temporary relief to the people affected by the crime then the highest punishment fitting the crime should be exacted.
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