Death of and by itself is not sadism. It awaits all of us. My problem with the state deciding to take life is that sometimes we make mistakes. That is why I don't support capital punishment, and if there is ever a vote on the issue directly, your vote and mine will make two. I would take no percsonal pleasure in killing a Hitler or Hussein, no more than I would take pleasure in thinning a herd or shooting a rabid dog. The benefit that people have is the choices they make. However, I don't want to get into the rights people like Hitler or Hussein. They chose to be killers. By committing murder, they have demonstrated clearly that they agree with capital punishment. Who am I to argue?