[mvpel]

What difference does it make to any of us whether they're put to death or kept in a cage until they die, unless you have a desire for vicarious revenge carried out by the government?

[No Dems 2004]

"What difference does it make to any of us whether they're put to death or kept in a cage until they die, unless you have a desire for vicarious revenge carried out by the government?"

Because it's justice served, and it serves as a warning to other would-be evildoers. Also, it brings these people to the end of themselves. Very often these people repent on their deathbed. It's probably the only chance they'll get to humble themselves.