"I'm sure any of he child victim's parents would have been quite happy to administer an injection."

Naturally they would (almost people would), but that would be revenge. We have a legal system to stop revenge being taken by individuals and let us as a society punish those who transgress our laws.


"Let's not shed any tears for the executioner."

Difficult to understand this comment, as it seems to indicate a complete lack of empathy and compassion. Executioners and their teams suffer; no human can go through the process of taking the life of another without leaving deep and lasting emotional scars.