The problem with the Death Penalty - we're trying to pretend that we're not really murdering someone

[avebury]

27. Executing someone is not a pretty process.

If this country wants to execute someone it should be done in broad daylight in front of the world. Let everyone see exactly what it is absent any coverups or attempts to make it more palatable for the viewers. The fact that states are now writing and passing laws to make the process around executions secret should be a major clue that there is a problem with the death penalty.

I am 100% against the death penalty because it is the sign of a barbaric culture, you can't rely upon legal community to prevent innocent people from ending up on death row and being executed (and even Scalia has said that future proof of innocence is not grounds to not execute someone), and anyone who believes in the sanctity of life cannot then cherry pick who lives and who dies.

I truly dare all the blood thirsty people out there who thrive on executing the bad guys to demand public executions. It will never happen because when people see how horrendous the process is, it might cause the people to rise up against the death penalty.