why i can't oppose the death penalty in all cases

[davidthegnome]

99. Anti-human rights, is it? Sorry, but

when you commit such crimes and are convicted you become a criminal, no longer entitled to the same rights. I do not say these people don't have the right to exist - I do say that I would rather we not keep them alive spending the tax dollars of every working American - when these funds could be used for much better purposes. Yes, I personally object to my tax dollars paying for the health care, sustenance and overall maintenance of murderers, rapists and perverted freaks who prey on children. I would prefer they simply die rather than remain a constant drain on the resources of a society that has no obligation what so ever to tolerate them.

As someone who has suffered at the hands of some of these monsters, I have no sympathy for them, nor do I feel they possess the same basic humanity that most do. Your compassion is wasted on them.

The fact of the matter is that the right to life does not apply to the dead. Those brutally treated and murdered had no say in what would be done to them. Those victimized as children sure as heck didn't get to vote or pontificate in regards to the right to life or human rights. The fact of the matter is that when you commit (and are convicted of) heinous, terrible crimes, you lose the right to be considered in the same light as everyone else. Call it vengeful if you will, or cruel, or "anti-human rights" but my compassion is for the victim, not the convict. Frankly, there are plenty of humans that have earned the title of monster.

You can also note the fact that these are my personal feelings, not something I would ever suggest as justice or law. It is because - as I have mentioned earlier, that the innocent are convicted of crimes they did not commit. Better that the system supports some monsters than executes some innocents. Every innocent life is worth a dozen of theirs. Nonetheless, I have no word for some of my fellow human beings that suits them better than "monsters." I believe it is an apt description of those who kill and torture without remorse.