MF, can't you make your arguments without calling people things like "dick-faced imbecile[s]"?
I have mixed emotions and thoughts on this specific subject and the broader subject of the death penalty. As a humanitarian and Christian, I could never fully support killing another human being even if he or she has caused the death of another. However, I wouldn't exactly protest murderers, rapists, etc. being put to death. In fact, I almost have the Jacob-ish view of wanting rapists to be castrated. Hey, it'd at least make a tiny, tiny dent in the overpopulation problem if more space was made by taking away their ability to breed/disposing of those that purposely seek to harm society in the worst ways possible. But again, I couldn't fully support something like that though because of other beliefs and of course, the knowledge that the possibility of the accused being innocent always exists.
Anyway, when you throw in the factor of severe mental illness, things get all the more complicated. Punishing someone seems almost unfair when they are also a victim of their own minds. However, I think such a person should be treated and locked away for a very, very long time if not forever.
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