Quote:1-It ceases and stops reasons for revenge (the victim's family/people will have no justifiable reason to keep on killing to "avenge the fallen".
But capital punishment itself is an act of revenge. It must be, as it serves no other purpose.
Quote:2-It is very just to treat an eye for an eye.
Then why don't we punish thieves by stealing from them, or arsonists by setting their homes on fire?
Quote:3-Society -with its rich and poor- will think twice -if not thrice- before the commit of murder
Really? They haven't done that so far. If you have evidence that capital punishment is a deterrent, do please trot it out.
Quote:4-Instead of assuming scenarios, let's upgrade our crime detection methods and find new ways to identify the real killer.Well, I'm all for catching the guilty, but I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
