John Waters has facetiously (maybe seriously?) put forth the idea the death penalty needs to be viewed more like the the Emmy or Oscar award for crime.
Heinlein presented the idea in one of his novels (Stranger in a Strange Land??) that the death penalty is more like being sent to the back of the line.
Other cultures view serious crimes as triggers for correction by 'karma'. And we have Peter at the Pearly Gates meting out rewards and condemnations for the newly deceased.
I'm also aware implementation of the death penalty in places like Texas and Illinois has been grotesquely perverted.
Heinlein presented the idea in one of his novels (Stranger in a Strange Land??) that the death penalty is more like being sent to the back of the line.
Other cultures view serious crimes as triggers for correction by 'karma'. And we have Peter at the Pearly Gates meting out rewards and condemnations for the newly deceased.
I'm also aware implementation of the death penalty in places like Texas and Illinois has been grotesquely perverted.
