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Originally Posted by Buzzard
I am 100% for the death penalty. My friends grandfather was murdered in front of her when she was a little girl, and another friends mom and stepdad were murdered in their car with my friend and her sister and brother in the back seat by her father. When you see the pain of murder firsthand it makes you change your mind really quick if you are against it. By the way, the friend that was in her car, on Christmas Eve to boot..(we were 15 years old) her father is now out of prison. Having a great old time.
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In no way do I sympathize with the murderer, but what does the death penalty accomplish? Were these men locked away from society so that they never hurt anyone again? If the death penalty was supposed to attone for the murders, how is it appropriate compensation? If so, then yeah he should have the death penalty. But so should his spouse if he has one, to compensate for the death of both the mom and stepdad. Maybe have his kids watch so that the psychological damage to the kids is also fair compensation.
The death penalty isn't about justice out of fair compensation. In fact, I'm not entirely what exactly is the purpose of the death penalty.