RE: Does the death penalty have a place in a civilized society?
I see nothing but retribution: because it is life for society. And we should not have a sense of guilt towards the murderer. Because if we did that we would be partners in killing the victim. We would be contradictory in our sense.
Forget the victim who is slain and turn to the criminal murderer and defend him.
The command of the crime is what the Creator ordered: (178) O you who have believed, prescribed for you is legal retribution for those murdered – the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But whoever overlooks from his brother anything, then there should be a suitable follow-up and payment to him with good conduct. This is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy. But whoever transgresses after that will have a painful punishment.
(179) And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous. souret elbakara
But stats show that just in the U.S 1 in 25 death row inmates are innocent. Let alone when you look at other contries who have the death penalty for fairly menial offences. Like say being homosexual. China executes people for fraud. these things arent deserving of the death penalty so where do we draw the line and who are we to decide?