It’s not to prevent them from killing other people, we have jail for that. It’s to set an example of what would come if others committed murder too. Society and the government shows that it’s not ok to murder other human beings, therefor they will kill you. It’s a simple rule that everyone knows, heck it’s been in the Ten Commandments for decades. And for the other people that say it’s not fair to execute people, feel the gravity of killing others. Other people in this topic said that “just throw them in jail for the rest of their lives”. Let’s be honest, we have comfortable jails in North America. Taking away the punishment of execution would lead to more murders, since the punishment is not that harsh compare to death. Some people may think that death is not scary, YES IT IS! You may be fine with thinking of the idea right now, but when you are there saying your prayers, you will be hacking up blood from your eyes you’ll be so nervous. So yeah, there’s my rant.
