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i am sorry for your loss.
i respect that it may have been comforting for you to see his murderers put to death. i would never argue or debate that because they are your feelings so who am i to tell you how you do or do not feel.
having said that, can you please respect the fact that some others who have lost family members or friends in a similar manner, feel that the death penalty is not what brings closure or comfort and revenge killing serves no good purpose whatsoever.
that's all i'm saying.
On the same night that my friend was killed, a co-worker of his was also killed, an even younger man. His father was an immigrant and naturalized citizen from the UK. This gentleman was a very cultured and soft-spoken man, a man of many accomplishments, and practically the epitome of "mild mannered". He maintained his decorum and public self-control throughout it all in a very quiet British fashion. I got to know him and his surviving child rather well during the whole ordeal.
One thing he said stands out in my mind just now: He told me "At least in this country, you can get real justice sometimes." He said that right after his son's killer had been sentenced to death.
Okay, some people don't feel that way. :shrug: If they want to plead for mercy for the killer of their son/daughter/wife/husband/brother/friend that's their business.
In my opinion, sympathy for a cold-blooded murderer is an insult to his victims.