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Now as far as theory is concerned, an eye for an eye, sounds pretty logical and sure some heinous crimes warrant heinous penalties. But the practice and application is where my objections lie. Can any of you death penalty proponents guarantee with absolute certainty, that an innocent man will not be executed. If an innocent man is incarcerated, he can at the very least be released and the state can make amends. The inherent finality of a death sentence unreservedly obliterates any chance at righting a wrong. Now all of you, if you will for a moment, imagine the horror, dread and pained anguished of an innocent man, awaiting his execution at the hands of the State - and what about his family. Is he not a victim of a state sanctioned heinous crime?
The bottom line is, unless the courts can unconditionally guarantee (in practice, because as we know, theory does not guarantee equitable and fair application of law) that an innocent man will never be put to death, can one justify state sanctioned murder.
Anything else is just vindictive bloodlusting hog wash and quite frankly, is beside the point.
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