not agree with it please help me " why do we kill people who kill people to show people that killing is wrong"i dont get why we would do that it makes no sense at all to me can you help me understand it from the other point of view or do you agree with me?

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human evolution dearie... unfortunately we haven't evolved much beyond the caveman days when you hit your neighbour over the head for him hitting you over yours...

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We don't kill killers to show them that they did wrong. They already KNOW what they did was wrong. We kill them to protect society from them. That society also includes the prison population. There is also always the possibilitly of escape. Another good reason for death penalty is to disuade others from commiting the same acts.

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You have to be able to differentiate between an innocent person being maliciously murdered and a deranged killer being punished for taking the life of an innocent person or people. The quote you have there seems to have the killer, victim, and punisher on equal terms. Also, I don't believe most see the death penalty as a deterrent, but more as a penalty. The objective of putting someone in prison is to rehabilitate them so they can become a law abiding productive citizen. The death penalty is meant for those more vicious criminals who are beyond rehabilitation. Basically, we don't "kill people who kill people to show people that killing is wrong". We punish bad people who murder innocent people because it is the only punishment suitable to the crime.

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