Mr. Paul... I can understand your point and I would have had the same reaction at the first instance but then I tend to disagree on your statement that "You take a life, and inflict pain, misery and suffering on the families, then you deserve to die and your family made to also feel the pain and anguish same as the other family. No if's or buts". This should not be the reason for the punishment to make the family suffer.

Why should the family of such a criminal be made to suffer, the family may not be even aware of such motives/ intentions / activity of their this family member. Isnt it making someone else in the family follow the same steps just out of anger, give another criminal to the society. Capital punishment therefore has been found less of help in reducing the crimes. It is just cause and effect relationship.

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