| In the first place, capital punishment is uncivilized. With this issue alone, the U.S. only shares its values with the middle east and China but none of modern Europe. You would at least like to think your culture had grown past the point of violence simply for the pleasure of revenge.
But even more importantly as the OP points out, our legal system is far from perfect. With such an imperfect system as is now in place, it is cruel and inhuman to kill anyone without knowing for sure they are even guilty.
And last but not least, I do believe the moral Christians of the U.S. are complete hypocrits on this issue. Either you are pro life or you are against life. Period. |