Not all murders and not all murderers are the same.
Making the decision to take a life because said life took a life is a rationalization of fear.
Just because someone has killed someone does not guarantee they will kill again.
So if the punishment for killing is be killed, should the person or persons making the decision of taking the murderers life not be held to the same principle?
The ends doesn’t justify the means.
We as a people do not vote to go to war. Politicians and lobbyists with private agendas meet behind closed doors and make those decisions to manifest their will.
This is something we have seen allot of throughout history.
I understand this was not addressed to me but I feel a have a relevant response.
Many people do not feel war or murder is justified for any reason (why many ironically feel justified with the death penalty) but when it comes to war people are often sold on the false group, ideal, or foreign agenda that poses a threat to themselves and their country.
As long as lobbyists and politicians can convince people that there is threat to there safety and freedom war will continue.
War is justified by taking out a “threat” in recent history we have seen false flags events without our rose tinted glasses (911) and some see through the fear mongering at what agenda there truly is.
This is rationalization through fear. It isn’t justified but within the mind people compelled by fear rationalize illogical thoughts, concepts, and actions.
Patriotism + Fear = Easily swayed public mentality
Actually have too disagree here. While I do agree its more suitable to imprison then flat out kill someone our current imprisonment/attempts at rehabilitation are highly flawed and like our education system need a total overhaul.
So they may feel remorse, so they may be given an opportunity to comprehend and emphatically understand the suffering they have caused.
Because people make mistakes.
Because killing that person will just add to the lump sum of tragedy, just because they made a horrible decision does not mean they don’t have families and the individuals in those families will not suffer from that loss.
There have been some powerful examples of murder victims families opposing the death penalty. Here is a recent international one.
This is resource center chalked full of content about the mentality of Murder victims families if you scroll down you can see several books authored by people who either forgave the murderer or had a change of heart.
When motivated by love the Murderer is often spared, when motivated by hate, anger, and fear they always die.
This is not always the case, it a direct result a poorly managed prison and rehabilitation programs. Not ever person who kills becomes blood hungry murderers.