Death Penalty

Nineteenth century philosopher John Stuart Milt wrote: "Is it unreasonable to think that taking the life of a man, who has taken that of another is to show want of regard for human life? On the contrary, we show…our regard for it, by the adoption of a rule that he who violates that right in another forfeits it for himself and that while no other crime that he can commit deprives himself of his right to live, this shall." For perpetrators of a capital crime, the only lawful response can be a sentence of capital punishment. There are many who oppose the death penalty, most notably, former Illinois Governor Ryan, because the legal system which imposes these sentences is flawed. If the flaws in the legal system could be eliminated, and a scientifically objective guilty verdict rendered in a case of murder, ie. DNA evidence, then the death penalty would be the only appropriate response.
There have been many clichéd arguments against the death penalty. For one, you cannot figh...