Callie, I fail to see the resemblance between the situation of an armed soldier who kills another armed soldier in combat, and that of a predatory killer who murders a defenseless child in order to cover up his molestation of her. They may be equal actions in the eyes of a few, but I would suggest that society views the two actions in entirely different lights.

There is no end to the debate over the correctness or incorrectness of the death penalty. Right now, at least in most states in the Union, it is law. Whether it should be applied to Tracy Housel is a legitimate question.