My primary objection to the death penalty is the proven unreliability of the justice system. Even if putting murderers to death saves some lives, it is not right to do so if some of those people may be innocent. Even though criminals will continue to commit injustices, it is not right to commit injustices ourselves.
My second objection to the death penalty is that it is an ultimate power that can then be abused. History shows many examples.
PhilB
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"If you want to be free, there is but one way; it is to guarantee an equally full measure of liberty to all your neighbors. There is no other." -- Carl Schurz, (1829-1906) German born U.S. Senator and Union Army general during the US Civil War
"A free man must be able to endure it when his fellow men act and live otherwise than he considers proper." -- Ludwig von Mises
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