Commentaries relating to "Death Penalty"

USA's Commentary: The punishment fits the times "three important cases before the Supreme Court, the country is once again grappling with the death penalty." Politicians and citizens alike are debating how and whether we should execute those who kill others.

I like this letter to the editor (Columbus Dispatch) titled "Make punishment as cruel as crime" (Monday, January 14,2008).

I respond to the Tuesday Dispatch article "Lethal injection: the most-humane way?" in which the Supreme Court is reported to be contemplating whether that method of execution is cruel or unusual punishment. The case, as I understand it, deals with two convicted murderers in Kentucky who shot two law-enforcement officers while they were trying to serve arrest warrants.

I was suddenly struck with the idea: Wouldn't it be fair to impose the same punishment on the perpetrators as they imposed on their victim(s)? Would it be cruel to carry out a death sentence utilizing the same method as the victim suffered?

These officers had no right of appeal or any chance to plead the case before their peers.

DAVID WILL , Galloway, Ohio

Not long ago, I had a long post about my thoughts relating to this topic here: Controversial: Capital Punishment Also, I have discovered that most Libertarians are against Death Penalty simply because they don't trust the government.

You can study more about this pros and cons at this site: Death Penalty Organizations & Sites, Pro & Con