Any action or event that results in the death of any human being is immoral, and simply wrong. Capital punishment is no exception.
We, in American, have certain inalienable rights, brilliantly illustrated for us by Thomas Jefferson, during the Revolutionary War, before he became our nation's third President.
"[A]ll men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inherent and inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…"
It seems to me, that our nation has forgotten what life is worth. It is by the right of being, that we may live and thrive.
There are some who say they disapprove of their tax money going to useless, irrelevant, hostile, broken murderers, criminals. They'd rather have them killed.
Money ought not to matter when the value a man's life is in question, even considering his crimes. Man is worth more than a piece of paper or coin, which itself has only artificial "worth."
In the case where money is brought to the forefront, there lies a system of collaborative workings to save dollars, in which money becomes more important than people.
A simple truth concerning the world as it radiates in the spew of its finances, is that human life does actually have a price – a price which grows as the populous grows, and it eventually becomes too expensive to take care of those who can't take care of themselves under the law.
Whenever a murderer is prosecuted, his or her mental state must also be taken into account.
If a criminal cannot control his or herself, and/or does not understand the innate and equal value of human life, there is obviously something wrong with that individual. Not necessarily the actions he made, but the mind-state from which he can't alleviate.
If you put one uncontrollable murderer in jail with another inmate, the odds are he's going to kill his fellow inmate. In order to avoid this problem, a quick solution would be to sedate him and tie him down so he doesn't have the chance to kill or harm anyone else, then put him into a mental institution with the medical capacity to deal with whatever break or disorder he may have which led to his uncontrollable crime. To kill him would be an unnecessary evil.
I don't believe there is any justification for taking away life, regardless of the actions and events which took place in the person's life.
When an individual has killed somebody, the individual should be punished under the law, but not to the extent of exacting his crime in any way, similar or not. As it is often said, to do what a criminal did is to be one.
If the criminal's victim deserved to live, as all people do, then the criminal does as well. People have a "value" which is equal to any other, where events do not affect that "value." This value is neutral. Thus, even after his crime, the criminal has the same right to live as he did before.
Further, to kill a murderer is an irrational emotional reaction. It is an act of vengeance, and shouldn't have an authoritative implementation when concerning life.
After a crime has been committed, there is nothing that can redeem the criminal from these actions.
What can be easily established is that forcing death, or committing an action which results in any other person's death is wrong. The point at which someone loses his or her life is the point at which the person or persons who allowed the murder to take place ought to be held responsible, and ought to consider their own moral judgments. They ought to try to discover whether what they believe is in the best interest of humanity and our mortal civilization.
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