I understand where you're coming from, sidelined - I truly do. But you have to put emotion aside and look at the big picture. Of the 12 states in the US with the death penalty, only 2 are in the top 25 of the murder rate. In fact, of the other 10, they're mostly toward the bottom of the lowest 25 murder rates. The lowest murder rate in the US, Iowa is of course a state without the death penalty. So, if the goal is deterrence, it's clearly not working. Clearly the goal isn't rehabilitation. The only other option is revenge. But the justice system is not for revenge. It is for safety. We have to keep that in mind. Killing a murderer won't bring his victims back.
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