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Capital punishment is state sanctioned premeditated murder. Amazing it's still allowed.
I see this argument a lot. It's not "murder" which is a legal term for an illegal killing. Given that every step of the process is done in accordance with state laws, it's not murder.
The argument is akin to "It makes no sense to punish people for killing, by killing." As if it's some form of hypocrisy. Well, it really isn't.
We punish kidnappers by forcibly seizing them and putting them in prison.
We punish thieves by fining them.
That said, I'm with Katie. Let's do away with the DP. I'll let Gov Perry know...