[justamom]

Ditto mmcat!

Police Officer killed trying to break up domestic arguement

Fraternity brother of Hubby is driving drunk and kills highway workman.

Young girl walking killed by hit and run

Young girl raped and strangled after leaving club with stranger

2 people "executed" in convenience store-uncertain motive

Infant child dies due to parental abuse

All of these are actual situatons that I have real knowledge of.
Where do you draw the line? Is it intent or the degree of repulsiveness? In all cases, dead is dead. (all I need is INTENT to do bodily harm)
The first exposure I had was the Clutter murders in Holcomb Kansas. Capote wrote "In Cold Blood" and they eventually made a movie. Yes, these guys hung & swung.
My personal opinion is, there are times when the death penalty is necessary. What good has it done anyone keeping Charles Manson alive. He WAS scheduled to die, but California changed their laws.
If a brutal murder ever occurred to one of mine, I must say I would go to ANY and EVERY extreme measure I could imagine & hunt down and destroy the animal. The sad thing is, when friends or family do that, THEY become the criminal.
***One more thought-In the '70's I learned about the videos they made/make(?) in foreign countries-Mexico was the example-where they took kidnapped children/teens/adults and had sex with them and/or murdered them. Now what should we do with people like THAT??? Yes, prison life can be brutal, but "no possibility of parole" has too many loop holes and these people don't deserve to live!