Without even reading every word of the preceding posts (but I will, I promise, because there's much information to be gained), the question remains: Is it "right" to kill another human being?? Even as a non-religious person who does not believe in an afterlife ("this is it," so to speak), how can we support killing another human?? No matter how horrendous the crime, the "guilty" is someone's son/daughter, perhaps someone's brother/sister, maybe a father or mother himself/herself. Just put him/her away for life. Sure, it's a burden on the system and an undeserved "luxury" for the convicted, but it sure beats the alternative.