I waffle quite a bit on the subject of the death penalty.
On the one hand, I believe that if a person has the balls to arbitrarily snuff out another's existence, then that person has forfeited all rights to being a human being and should be put down like a rabid animal...preferably in as vicious and cruel manner as possible.
On the other hand, if that person were to be imprisoned for the rest of his life in a cell the size of a porta-potty, not be allowed any human contact or any reasonable human comfort, would he not suffer more than a quick death?
Unfortunately, neither of those are options are available in our legal system.
I guess I have to say I'm for the death penalty. I can't see why the tax dollars of the family of the murder's victim(s)or any of the rest of us should have to go towards feeding him housing him, caring for his illnesses...just keeping him alive in general.
Regardless of the murder's quality of life in prison, the fact remains that HE STILL HAS HIS LIFE. That's something his victims can never have.
Not a perfect solution but, I'd have to think it would give his victim's families some sort of comfort knowing that the person responsible for the death of their loved one is no longer drawing breath on this earth.
