I tried to post this 2 days ago, when it wasn't working.


Yes, Steve... let's suppose all that. It is the only type of case in which I'd favor it. There are so many cases where there is 'reasonable' doubt, and WAY too many where the innocent has been executed because Judges & prosecutors would not allow their decisions to embarrass
themselves.

Remember, the 'worst of the worst' prisoners, who are clearly and admittedly guilty, have nothing to lose by continuing to be dangerous in prison to other prisoners and guards.

The common answer of **never take a life unless in your defense of your own or your family's** just seems too simplistic... to me.
   The history of mankind is littered with examples of NO belief in 'reverence for life'. It is a slogan... just as "Do unto other before they do unto you." and "There are the winners and the losers...be one of the winners." are. We can't live by altruistic slogans. The 'bad guys' have no compunctions about the death penalty for those whose lives are not convenient for them. I don't see why the worst should be excluded...

I wish it were otherwise...