Why we should enforce the death penalty

[DanaC]

You forgot to say, "IMO" after your assessment. Ever think that you can be just as sadistical as the next person for allowing a criminal to live? I'm sure someone out there thinks that of people who are not pro-DP.

There is something of a difference between wishing the murderer dead and wishing the murderer to experience the maximum available pain and mortal terror and/or relishing the details of that pain and terror and/or finding it appropriate material for casual humour. Wishing the murderer dead may be a responsible and reasonable answer to the problem...delighting in their suffering is sadism, taking pleasure in the manner of their death is sadism.

I am sure there are those out there who think us antis are reprehensible and irresponsible but I think we are stretching the definition of sadism if they believe us to be sadistic on those grounds. If we said we wished that murderers could stay alive so we could watch them rape and slaughter virgins maybe.....but suggesting another solution beyond execution is not sadism and if theres someone out there who thinks that then they need to invest in a dictionary