re: #693 slokat

The death penalty is a statement by the rest of society that your actions are so heinous that you don’t deserve to remain a part of that society

…why people try to equate this with abortion always amazes me.

I have never seen a reason for society to pay for the upkeep of the John Wayne Gacy’s of the world. The death penalty has a purpose. We just don’t need to keep monsters alive among us in or out of prison.

I’m not sure it acts as a deterrent to non-psychotic criminals. So, that argument is not one I engage in.