Mike Mullikin wrote:
IMO its all about punishment
There can be no punishment for murder, how do you punish for that? It is unquestionably the most severe crime, no justice can ever be found, and no amount of remorse can make up for the loss, therefore it can never be punished. However, punishment usually implies rehabilitation. Punishment is not punishment unless there is an "after;" Punishment declairs that the person will feel the pain for the crime he/she has done, which implies that you are trying to make a change in the person. Since you can never have a fitting punishment the question becomes: feed and house them for life, attempt to rehabilitate and cut your costs, or cut your costs early and make it capital. The latter-most is usually forbidden for teens.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)