>>The death penalty
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>From a legal standpoint, I now oppose the death penalty because of the possibility of executing an innocent individual Judges and juries are not perfect, they are capable of making mistakes. So life in prison (where it truly means life, no option for parole) is sufficient. If the wrong person was convicted, he/she can be released, the state can make restitution, etc.
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>But - if someone indeed committed first-degree pre-meditated murder and is convicted in this country - and if they truly were guilty - as far as I'm concerned they are monsters and have surrendered their right of protection. Just drop them in shark-infested waters.

This thread started with a discussion of how governments do or do not condone killing people, for what some people (others might not) think are good reasons.

How is the death penalty not exactly that?