That is ideological nonsense. Whether you believe in the death penalty or not it is asinine to compare the act of a murderer with that of a state mandated execution of said murderer.
If a man breaks into a home and murders an entire family then is later captured. His execution is not the same thing.
If you cannot see the difference between cold blooded murder and punishment for such a crime, then I fear for the world.
First of all, I don't believe calling someone who disagrees with you asinine is the way to proceed. But we'll let it go.
The "comparison" came about because you brought up the idea of the man breaking into a home and murdering an entire family. So since you brought that scene into play, it was obviously going to be used as a comparison in further posts.
This is a break down of the comparison, and perhaps you'll see the non-asinine similarities/differences between a murder and an execution:
1) both instances involve the death of a human being
2) both instances involve the intentional taking of a human life
3) a murder involves an act by an irrational, perhaps insane individual
4) an execution involves an act by a law-abiding individual who acts under the direction of society
5) both deaths are pre-meditated, that is, they are considered before they are carried out
6) a murder is considered a crime by one individual against another, because of # 5
7) an execution is a society's crime against an individual, also because of # 5
Now you are going to say that an execution is a punishment. Yes, I agree that a murderer should be punished. You are going to say that an execution is different than a murder. My answer to that is when a person or a society CHOOSES to take a life, for whatever reason, that both are equally guilty of killing with intent and maliciousness. Both murders and executions are extreme examples of a society that has lost its ability to function coherently.