Originally Posted by JavaBlack";p=&quot

You're right. But I can't bring myself to feel sad when a true monster who we know to be a true monster is removed from the earth. I would prefer that person to have been gunned down in self defense during the crime, before he could take an innocent life.
The strange part is that murderers in general have a pretty low rate of recivitism compared to other crimes... but we always hear about the exceptions to the rule.
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Originally Posted by JavaBlack";p=&quot

Deserving is irrelevant in my opinion. I believe the justice system is meant to protect us, rehabilitate when possible. The call for vengeance is a base and foul human emotion which should not be glorified as it is part of the reason we need such a strong state (look at Israel and Palestine to see a modern example of what vengeance has done for society).
The court system should be cold and distant and simply ask before doing something "What will this accomplish?"