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The main reason that I think that we want to see evil-minded men punished to the extremes, even removed from society is for fear that our own families and loved ones are in danger. Sure, everyone wants to have a perfect world where you do not have to lock up your house when you go away, your children are safe to play in the streets, and everybody is nice to everyone. When you hear of a bad-guy in town, you do not want this man around your living area, for he is a danger to everything you hold personally dear to yourself.
When I took my child to a church social gathering, there were alot of kids running around, and I let MaryBeth go play with them. I kept my eye on the games they were engaged in, but then I saw one kid haul off and hit MaryBeth for being too close to him while he was running with a truck. He hit her with the truck, knocking her down. I was over there in an instant...an amazing sprint..and just as the kid had taken the truck into the air to deliver it again to my fallen child's head as she lay there screaming, I had grabbed the truck in mid-swing and jerked it back with enough force to spin him around. I threw the truck into the bushes to be found later and grabbed his arm and with a terrible voice, yelled..."You will NOT hurt my daughter ever again!" Then I got up, left him to shit in his pants, and picked up my daughter to tend to her. I wanted to hit that kid with the truck to show him how it felt. I mean...he hurt MY daughter! Of course, I did not hurt the kid, and the mother of the boy scolded him afterwards and apologized to me for the trouble, and I had calmed down, so I told her everything was okay.
My point is...I really think alot about the safety of my family. If it means sending an accused murderer to meet his maker that makes me feel a little safer in the world...so be it. My family is more important to me than a stranger.
That is why capital punishment exists, I think. To make amends. To put the innocents at peace, and make them feel safe again.
That is my idea, anyway...I had not thought about the reason and pshycology behind our thinking until today.
Does anybody wanna comment on my opinion?
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