What about gang members who do drive by shootings? You think they know what they are doing?
I think gang members and the rest of these sub-human garbage should do very long stretches, like 150 years or so but I think one has to err on the side of restraint in a civilized society and not put people who are minors to death. The British empire once hanged a 7 year-old for theft. I don't think that reflects well on the society. I agree that gang members who do drive-by's are probably not redeemable but executing a 16 year-old makes me pause.