I'd always been anti-death penalty because I never wanted innocents to go to the gas chamber through governmental malice or incompetence.

But everyday brings new arguments against my stance. I think I'm of the mind now that we've gotten to this point precisely because we haven't killed those who show through their evil actions that they are unable to live in our society. We as a people have grown too leery of doing what our ancestors knew to be necessary.

I'd always been anti-death penalty because I don't want innocents to go to the gas chamber through governmental malice or incompetence.

But everyday brings new arguments against my stance. I think I'm of the mind now that we've gotten to this point precisely because we haven't killed those who show through their evil actions that they are unable to live in our society. We as a people have grown too leery of doing what our ancestors knew to be necessary.