Certain convicted sex offenders should be executed

The format of your argument will make it easy for me to form my rebuttals without hefty quotes and I appreciate that. 1. ) Here my opponent suggests that by executing a dangerous criminal, the state is exacting ‘revenge' upon them. I disagree. If the victim were to shoot the perpetrator in the head, that would be revenge. By removing the criminal from society, preventing any risk of him reoffending, the state is exacting real justice. 1a. - This is a strong point and after the research I have done, I cannot contest it. It is a sad reality. According to a FBI report [1], "Contrary to popular belief, serial killers span all racial groups. There are white, African-American, Hispanic, and Asian serial killers. The racial diversification of serial killers generally mirrors that of the overall U. S. population. " This suggests to me that the problem is inherent in our legal system and the state of the country. However, my contention does not include inner-city African Americans involved in gang-crime, of whom a majority of the prison population is made up of. 1b. – Of course it impossible to prevent wrongful execution, however where the state has a huge body of forensic evidence, we can be certain of the guilt of certain criminals. 2. ) This is very true. Prior to my instigating this debate, I didn't realise this fact. However, the increased cost does little to dissolve my argument, as under my contention only certain individuals would be executed. 2a. - I disagree. Take for example [2] the families of victims of the "Double Diamond Killer". They were overjoyed to hear the killer was going to be executed. I would suggest that if the victims or their families were opposed to the death sentence, the lighter life-sentence without parole could be applied. 2b. - I disagree. Look at the rate of homicide between 1900-2006 [3] and the rate of execution between the same period of time [4]. Now look at an overlay of the two [5]. The correlation is clear. There is also this: "The most striking protection of innocent life has been seen in Texas, which executes more murderers than any other state. According to JFA (Justice for All) [6], the Texas murder rate in 1991 was 15.3 per 100,000. By 1999, it had fallen to 6.1 -- a drop of 60 percent. Within Texas, the most aggressive death penalty prosecutions are in Harris County (the Houston area). Since the resumption of executions in 1982, the annual number of Harris County murders has plummeted from 701 to 241 -- a 72 percent decrease. " 2c. - This is purely speculative. Please provide evidence. 2d. - I believe that the process used to execute a majority of death row inmates is TOO humane. The lethal injection [7] is completely pain-free. Too good for some criminals. 3) Because of the time between arrest and execution, there is ample time for the criminal to consider the options that led to death row, with the added knowledge that they are going to die for their crimes. You might consider this immoral, but I don't. [1] . http://www.fbi.gov... [2] . http://www.jamaicaobserver.com... [3] . http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov... [4] . http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov... [5] . http://www.wesleylowe.com... [6] . http://www.jfa.net... [7] . http://people.howstuffworks.com...