I dont trust government with the death penalty. lock them up permanently ( yes I would not trust government to lock up permanently also) the problem with the death penalty is that it can be used to go after political enemies. I have no problem with a citizen punishing some one how they see fit ( I believe in jury nullification in some cases of a citizen taking the law into there own hand) sometimes people deserve to die. My problem is when government is given the task. I know this is a weird view and if I ever served on a jury and the death penalty was a possibility I could hand it out but it is just not something I trust government and politicians with .

I dont trust government with the death penalty. lock them up permanently ( yes I would not trust government to lock up permanently also) the problem with the death penalty is that it can be used to go after political enemies. I have no problem with a citizen punishing some one how they see fit ( I believe in jury nullification in some cases of a citizen taking the law into there own hand) sometimes people deserve to die. My problem is when government is given the task. I know this is a weird view and if I ever served on a jury and the death penalty was a possibility I could hand it out but it is just not something I trust government and politicians with .