For those who have not become a Christian death holds no fear as they have personally experienced it. If society truly wants to exact punishment they would abolish the death penalty tomorrow and sentence men to life in prison without parole. No, society does not want justice or punishment, they want revenge. And the more cruel and inhumane the conditions, the better they like it. Those who judge harshly would do well to remember that they too will one day stand in judgment.
Sin is sin and a murderer is no more guilty than a liar or cheat.
Does not Scripture teach us that with whatever judgment we judge others, we ourselves will be judged.