Jewish law is centered around pro-life in all regards including revenge and excluding self-defense.
The only secular Israeli court imposed death sentence was Adolf Eichmann.
The more permission we give the government to kill, the government will kill more.
Remember this when Oregon-style euthanasia laws sweep across the nation in the coming years.
I don’t believe the execution of criminals makes it easier to euthanize.
It may wind up with the government expanding the reasons to execute, but I can see some of those as reasoned also.
Murder
Terrorism
Chronic child molestation/rape*
Chronic rape*
*The last two are of such a vicious personal nature, that society cannot allow the perps to remain free again.
Some people commit crimes so unacceptable, that they should be put to death.
We have no obligation as a society to nurse these people through life in prison.
Society is better off without them based on cost of incarceration, and prevention of more crime.
IMO < any state or nation that refuses to meet out the death penalty for murder/terrorism, is an amoral state or nation.
If life means so little, that those who deny others this ultimate right are not punished appropriately, then society itself is guilty.
When a person is killed, the perp should pay the ultimate penalty. It is the ONLY justifiable penalty.
Living in prison is not my way of life, but some folks become quite comfortable with it. NO! They denied someone else the enjoyment of life. They should not be able to live on.
Nothing says society doesn’t really care, like allowing murderers to live on.