Capital Punishment is Vengeance - Not Justice
That makes it Evil and Immoral This November, Oklahomans will be asked to determine whether and how the state will continue to execute those convicted of capital crimes. I’m pretty certain I know the outcome of State Question 776 prior to the election. So what do I say in this brief space and time, knowing the futility of reaching those who are predisposed to cling to our culture of state imposed death, killing, and execution? I’m not sure but bear with me. I thought I might try the economic angle for those who say they don’t wish to sustain the lives of those who commit capital crimes with their tax money. I thought, maybe they would be persuaded by the fact that it’s less costly to imprison people for life than to execute them because of the legal costs associated with death penalty convictions. But the truth is that there are many who would like to execute people regardless the cost and would actually love for government to kill people for lesser charges. These are th...