Nah, I’m not for it.
Maybe in the case of cartels, because those are some really bad people, and they do way more than their fair share or torture and killing.
But I only support the death penalty in the areas of 1st degree murder, capital murder, and I also support in the area of sexual crimes against children or even in cases of serious child abuse. And there are also cases of animal abuse where, quite frankly, I would like to see the same thing done to the people that did it to the animal. Eye for an eye.
If a drug dealer murders someone over business, than I’d say that counts as a capital crime or 1st degree murder, so they should be eligible.
But I don’t think the act of a dealer selling to a willing buyer warrants execution.
What’s the greater crime there, trading contraband or killing someone? Way out of kilter, too harsh.
I ask myself this question. When I say to myself I think this person should be executed for this particular crime, would I be willing to be the executioner? Do I have it in me to send that person back to their maker?
There’s only a few imaginable scenarios where I would be able to answer yes to that question.
OK, I can live without the death penalty , IF...
See my FReeper profile for my alternative.