Thoughts on the Woolwich killing

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Because the cost of the appeal cases brought forward by death row prisoners and of the execution itself are higher than keeping him in for life.
other than that. The state is the representative of me, so when it kills someone I kill someone, why would I want that?
What is your argument against the possibility of executing innocents?

I don't care about the cost, I think it's morally wrong to pay for the upkeep of a murderer. You might also want the death penalty because you want closure? Don't you want the State to get rid of a human being who ended your own family or friends? Or would you rather see them playing basketball in prison? I don't really see the point of debating this issue because we're as dogmatic as each other, but just to summarize the main reasons I want to see the death penalty:
1) It guarantees that the murderer doesn't kill again.
2) It provides the State a way out of using taxpayer funds to pay for the upkeep of murderers which I believe isn't moral.
3) It helps bring closure to grieving family and friends.
4) It is, in my humble opinion, the only punishment that fits the crime.