[Groot Gouda]

It's a very fundamental difference of opinion. Personally, I think the justice system should be aimed at punishing and re-socializing criminals (as in: allow them to function normally in society). A death penalty would mean someone won't ever get a chance to better his/her life.

Even then, not matter how "humane" they try to make it, it's still killing. The fact that it's the state doing it ordered by a judge does not change that for me. I simply don't find that acceptable, not for any reason.