In some cases, sure. In many others, not clear at all. Even when we know almost everything, it can be hard to say with absolute certainty. We still have straight up misidentifications, where they don't even get the right person. And it just gets more complicated if, as mentioned, the death penalty were to be expanded. We have enough issues executing a few people here and there, if we were to execute all armed robbers, murders, etc., it gets incredibly messy and expensive.

For those people, take them out back and put them down. No reason to keep them alive.

Not a reason to execute people, in my opinion. What's the reason to keep you alive, or me alive? Are we just going to let the state decide? That's the issue, I think we need a line. I think we can reach a compromise where we can keep that final lethal power from the state, while still making sure violent scum can't hurt the citizenry.