True, the debate is to some extent over whether execution for the crime of murder is appropriate, but most Americans feel that, in very narrowly defined situations , it is. Thus, passion and arbitrariness, essential elements of both vengeance and murder, are removed. It is precisely because human life is so valuable that those who would take it in cold blood should forfeit their own. To demand the death of someone like Gary Davis is therefore a principle of justice stemming from the highest pro-life view. The main issue is its appropriateness in certain situations.
Capital punishment is therefore a policy Colorado can live with.
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