To the first, I do not argue pro or con on death penalty. This should be dealt within a society. Let's hope we are a bit more sophisticated now, but I have may doubts watching the idiots around my place.

>... They forfeit all rights.

IOW now everybody can torture them at will etc. pp.?

I mean all is a big word ...
Will this all also reject the right to reproduce, so we should eliminate the offsprings too?
Will all prior rightfull contracts the rightless beeing has done also be unlawfull?
And don't come up to call this nonsense. This was good practice within the last millenium. Close to your wording.

Beg your pardon.
But sometimes I wonder how you folks code. How can one generalize the smallest procedure with such thinking??
Makes me shudder.