[Rinoa]

Quote by: brien So you are saying it is reasonable and just to kill a criminal who murders several times but not merely once. Seems discriminatory to me, not to mention that it serves no purpose in deterrence or punishment.

There is a difference between the mentality of a murderer and that of a serial killer. A serial killer kills because he likes doing it. He murders for the thrill of killing a human being. They have multiple victims, and if let out(or in the case that they escape, because that has happened) they will kill again. Basically it comes down to choosing to let him live, and risking the deaths of multiple people should he escape. Honestly, I don't think his life is worth the risk of the lives he will take if he escapes.

I have no problem with this except when that something "bad" is the DP. The DP serves as no deterrent nor does it serve as punishment so I fail to see how it is effective in either case for any murderer, serial or single instance.

Oddly a serial killer sees the consequence of himself dying as bad, but does not see himself killing others as bad. The fact that there is a consequence that will harm them is something that they see as bad, and will try to avoid.

However, with my stance it is more accurate to say that it removes the risk to society. I support it in this example because the person has proven their willingness to kill for fun. Once they have shown that great a disrespect for the rules of society and lives of others I believe that they forfeit their own right to life.