There are arguments that are valid on both sides, however I sure as heck know if someone took a member of my family's life, then I would want them to pay for their crime with their life, why should they have the privilige of experiencing life of any kind, when they took a life.

I always remember a horrible murder case in NZ, a young girl about 13 was murdered , he actually buried her alive, can you imagine that, he did his time and got released, her step father threatend him and ended up in court for it, luckily the judge went easy on him.

Capital punishment has its place IMO.

Yellowlablover I can understand what you are saying,when I hear of horrific crimes like the above, I want that murderer to experience the same suffering as the victim, but then people say we would be just as bad as he is then, its a tough call.