In the wake of the execution of John Allen Muhammad, I can't help but wonder for the umpteenth time, if the death penalty is really the right approach. I am not downplaying the horrible crimes he committed; instilling fear into an entire city is a crime against humanity. Still, state sanctioned murder doesn’t sit well with me, despite the severity of the crime. Essentially it's an eye for an eye and an eye for an eye is really just revenge. I didn't realize any country was founded on the concept of a vendetta or revenge, it seems juvenile and petty.
As a society, we are more advanced than that. We have been given the ability to think logically, to be rationale and most of all, to act with humility, honour and in a humane way. People standing outside cheering as someone goes to the executioner's chair sends shivers through my body. It makes me feel sick. And at the end of the day, how does that make us any better than them?
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