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I support it only for those certain cases of serial rape/murder where there is zero doubt the person did it. Zero, as in none. The Dahmers and Pictons and Bernardos of the world really don't deserve to breath air and eat food like the rest of us.
For me it's not about it being a deterrent either, but more about ridding society of the worst scum imagineable and making sure that that scum has zero chance of doing what they did ever again.
It's easy to oppose the death penalty until it's your own kid or your own wife, parent, brother, sister etc that was horribly murdered, raped and killed, mutilated etc by some sick whacko. Personally I feel sorry for the families of such victims, who have to live the rest of their lives knowing their loved one's killer is alive and has the possibility of finding even the least little enjoyment of life while in prison. No north American prison is harsh enough for these specific criminals.
In Canada, for someone like Paul Bernardo and his nutjob girlfriend I'd have gladly pushed the plunger on the syringe personally. We are way too soft on scum here.
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