Killing is a strange way of affirming life. I think that's what they say in the abortion clinics.
there is no way to repay for a murder
So no one is compensated? So how is the death penalty about recompense?
It affirms the VALUE of life. There is no punishment that approaches the value of a life. The only equal payment for murdering a life is a life.
Not to require that life payment is to say that the first life was not valuable. That encourages murder.
Is 50 years in jail a fair trade for your child's life?