I think it is a class thing. Our country is ruled by advanced degree, sensitive people. Nothing wrong with that. Basically, I thing they, as a class, were squeamish.
These are people that don't by and large favor the death penalty but have no problem with those people being placed in working/middle class neighborhoods for parole, half way houses, etc. Where as the blue collar, working class, small business men would have no problem hanging these criminals.
Have you read “Shadow Warriors” by Timmerman? This explains why no Conservative will ever be successful in the POTUS position. The bureaucracies are so entrenched with Enemies of State, that no substantive change will be possible. You can bet Barry Soetoro is ensuring that these “implementation positions” are fully infiltrated and entrenched beyond anything previously attempted. What we see publicly is all street theater to keep us divereted. We are in the gravest of danger, but no one is really responding on a level worthy of the THREAT. I think we are all very frightened because we do know what the communists in power do to their own people - there will be no mercy when we finally respond to the Treason going on right now. I hope to give as good as I get.
Bush, as Gov of Texas, bragged during the presidential debates about our record of executing criminals. I don’t think Bush was squeamish, nor was Cheney. The current commanders who value diversity seem a bit squeamish.