Yes, but then we're opening a door. Dylan Roof isn't technically a serial killer, nor was Tim McVeigh. So do we start opening up the definition of "serial killer", or does a serial killer who kills 5 people get the death penalty, while someone like Nidal Hasan who went on a hateful rampage and killed 13 people isn't?SerScot wrote:Indeed. Which is why I would limit capital punishment to serial killers.wayfriend wrote:Aye. The problem is not about whether there are people who deserve to be punished with death. The problem is about who do we trust to decide? This is not hypothetical - the power has been abused often enough.
And again, do we really want the government deciding who they kill?