The death penalty makes no sense.

[Nay_Sayer]

There are certain crimes, as far as I'm concerned, that are worthy of removal from the planet.

Serial killers.
Terrorists who commit a terrorist act.
Serial rapists.
Serial kiddie fiddlers.
Anyone who commits a murder that results in the prolonged suffering of the victim.
And others...

BUT...

...ther must be absolutely no doubt (and such cases do exist).

Why these crimes and not others ?

If you're not going to have the death penalty then the other penalties need to reflect the severity of the crime. Life should mean life, not out in ten or twenty years.

If you deliberately murder someone then your prison sentence should result in you leaving in a box.

So you would replace state sanctioned murder with state sanctioned torture?

It seems often that laws are all about the rights of the criminal and not the rights of the victims or their families.

Society is judged by how we treat the worst .Brutality towards them is easy . What right do victims have to some else life ?

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People who deliberately rape, torture, and murder others for their own sexual gratification; who subject others to the maximum possible pain and suffering; who know what they’re doing is wrong and actively evade capture so that they can continue to inflict pain, don’t deserve to continue living. 

This does not answer my question it simply states what acts you think deserve society should be allowed to indulge in vengeance over . 

 IMO.  Yes, I think that serial killers should be condemned forever for serial raping/killing.

Again why that crime and not another ?

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The way I see it, Fewer resources wasted (Food, Oxygen, Bed).

And who decides if it's being wasted ?

The people who aren't getting it.

I make no bones about being miffed about giving serial killers and child rapists 3 square meals while there are law-abiding folks starving Or providing them with basically free housing and an (albeit uncomfortable) bed while others have to do with bus stops and makeshift tents.  That's what I mean by wasted resources.