Should only be used in particularly hanous crimes that are proved in court beyond merely “beyond a reasonable doubt”. IMO the biggest issue with the death penalty is wrongful executions so preventing that should be the first priority. I’m fine with it almost never being used and requiring the prosecution to go through additional hoops with the justice ministry before it can even be on the table, but I think taking off the table completely only help the true monsters in our midst. Murdering someone in a drug induced street fight shouldn’t result in the death penalty, murdering someone slowly and meticulously in your basement because that’s your fetish probably should.
Should only be used in particularly hanous crimes that are proved in court beyond merely “beyond a reasonable doubt”. IMO the biggest issue with the death penalty is wrongful executions so preventing that should be the first priority. I’m fine with it almost never being used and requiring the prosecution to go through additional hoops with the justice ministry before it can even be on the table, but I think taking off the table completely only help the true monsters in our midst. Murdering someone in a drug induced street fight shouldn’t result in the death penalty, murdering someone slowly and meticulously in your basement because that’s your fetish probably should.