>i'm not a big fan
>of the death penalty, but
>i think in this case
>it was justified.

When people say this it almost sends me into a rage. "Normally I have a progressive humanist opinion, but in this case I don't and the fact that I've completely negated whatever ethics I might possess doesn't bother me at all."

Let me explain something. If you think the death penalty is "justified," anytime, anywhere, YOU ARE A BIG FAN OF IT.

People who support the death penalty believe that one can put an objective value on human life, AND that one human being can stand in mortal judgement over another.

Even if you were a judge and deemed 999 out of 1000 heinous criminals undeserving of the death penalty, you'd STILL be in full support of capital punishment.

Think it through.

Alek
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Can't kill something that's already dead.