Map of death penalty (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Sometimes our human nature takes a hold of us and we want “An Eye for an Eye” and “A Tooth for a Tooth”. We are tired of this syndrome of Mad-Men running around and taking lives and before being brought to Justice, they manage to take their own lives.
Is this madness or what? Over the last few decades we have seen more and more people taking people hostage, killing the elderly, the kids, the anyone’s and yet they don’t want punishment exacted on them, therefore they take their own lives.
On the other hand, it is almost inconceivable that a person would take their own life, regardless to what they have done. They are committing the last offense! Shame on all of them. There are Death Penalties in some States, none in others and a Moratorium in the State in which I reside. Many of us are not convinced that the Death Penalty is the answer, however because it doesn’t make sense that anything can be solved by causing the death of another (the Perpetrator). However, if it is the Law of that particular land, then so be it. I am not an Advocate for or against. It’s just to sad, all the way around.
The commoness that these Monsters share is probably the fear of not being in control any longer and rather than take their punishment, they kill themselves. They are afraid of Prison and what will happen to them there and yet they willingly bring so much disaster on their Fellow Human beings. Many of us, I believe would prefer for them to be brought to Justice and be able to live with what they have done, therefore, it seems that even the Death Penalty is too easy.
People shouldn’t do the things they do. There is no excuse for whatever your issues are, that you think it’s okay to not only take a life but ruin the lives of generations of their relatives and children. I do take a stand against guns and this is highly personal; I fear them. It’s silly to think that without one you are vulnerable because of someone with one, since the premise would be that no one would have one. This is always a pie in the sky belief because we know Guns can never and will never be removed from Society. That’s the horror of it all. Guns are going to be here to stay no matter what. It’s such a vicious cycle, such a Catch 22. In that regard, how can we not have them. Let’s just trust and believe that somehow, this will end and do our parts to ensure it! There is nothing else to do for those who want much of this shameless violence to end. Peace.