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Originally Posted by transplant99
Obviously emotions are extremely high in such cases, but I think many would agree that IF it brings closure to the family, it is an appropriate punishment in such cases.
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What exactly is "closure"? It's like a Dr. Phil word.
The crime that happened is never going to go away for the victim's family. It is never going to be closed. They aren't going to have closure. They aren't going to feel like everything is hunky-dory after the criminal gets strapped to the gurney and poisoned. It may provide some satisfaction that the guy is dead, but it doesn't settle the deal and it never will.
The implication of "closure", as I see it, means that once this "justice" is meted out that the family of the victim will be able to go on with their lives, happy that justice, in the form of a dead convict, has been served. Like a trade-off. "Yeah, that guy killed my buddy but now he's dead too, so I have closure".