Not releasing him after his first terrible crime is a better solution than snuffing out his life, Silas. I fully agree that criminals, especially dangerous ones, have to be separated from the rest of us for our protection. But is a man who does such dreadful things actually SANE? Is he not gravely mentally ill? And what can anyone say about the sufferings of bereaved parents of a murdered child? But I take your point about slaughterhouses and sewage farms. I do eat meat, and couldn't possibly do that type of work, so perhaps I'm hypocrite.