Originally Posted by
noteworthynerd
Why: Because the judicial system is not perfect and innocent people end up being killed due to wrongful convictions (it has happened more than once). I'm all for punishing those who deserve it, including capital punishment for heinous crimes (e.g. rape or pre-meditated murder), but unless we find a way to ensure that everyone who is on death row deserves to be there, which is essentially impossible, I cannot support capital punishment. If they're in prison, there's still a chance that the truth can be found and they can be released to live the rest of their lives, but there's no coming back from death.