No visceral emotion here. Just “Rule of Law”.
Just because they’re victims doesn’t make them experts.
I guess the question that begs to be answered is what makes you and expert in this type situation?
Also, while "rule of law" allows for them to be put to death (I'm actually for it), it doesn't demand it.
Unless you can cite a cae where said "rule of law" actually demands the death penalty, I will have to think that the "visceral emotion" you deny may be a part of your formulation of opinion - it seems that those who actually suffer the harm may be more relevant than what one thinks "rule of law" means without actually knowing what it says....BTW - I did some research on whether there is any crime which demands, by law, the death penalty and could only find some opinion pieces and some Old Testament edicts (some of which include lying about virginity and practicing magic), but could not find any case where rule of law demands, rather than justifies it.