Solitaire
Robin
Causing suffering and pain then death to the criminals that you mention doesn't deter, unfortunately. A big part of the diagnosing of someone with sociopath disorder is that they cannot comprehend consequences to their behaviors - they are unafraid of punishment, because punishment exists in response to, and is a consequence of, abnormal behaviors.
I'm not saying don't do it. I'm all for the death penalty. Executions will certainly help deter less-than-sociopathic humans, just like, e.g., jail time has always deterred me (ignoring the fact that I have a set of ethics & morals ingrained in me) - I don't need the threat of death to make me decide not to rape/murder/plunder wantonly. As a means of disposing of the sickest in our societies, lessening the burdens on such societies - we don't have to keep them alive and pay good money for that for any great length of time - and giving closure to families, etc, well I'm all for it. I have to say that state sponsored killing is one thing, torture and terror is another entirely, which as a member of civilized society I do not condone. Be done with it quickly, firing squad to the heart sort of thing.
I'm not saying don't do it. I'm all for the death penalty. Executions will certainly help deter less-than-sociopathic humans, just like, e.g., jail time has always deterred me (ignoring the fact that I have a set of ethics & morals ingrained in me) - I don't need the threat of death to make me decide not to rape/murder/plunder wantonly. As a means of disposing of the sickest in our societies, lessening the burdens on such societies - we don't have to keep them alive and pay good money for that for any great length of time - and giving closure to families, etc, well I'm all for it. I have to say that state sponsored killing is one thing, torture and terror is another entirely, which as a member of civilized society I do not condone. Be done with it quickly, firing squad to the heart sort of thing.