[Silly]

Gee, I wonder how much money was spent figuring THAT out.

[RobbyS]

Of course they are punished, but it is not the state or society that is punishing them. It is the relative who did the dastardly deed that caused the state to kill him. It is bas enough when the child or sibling, who has usually been a disappointment all his life, ends up as a murderer and is condemned for it. It is the ultimate disappointment for a family.