The Death Penalty

OK here we go, let's talk about the death penalty. Reading an article in the newspaper the other day, I was shocked at the statistics of Canadians FOR the death penalty. An astounding 62% of Canadians are in favor of the death penalty. As you can see from my reaction, I am opposed to the death penalty.WHY? Because I am not Barbaric! If you look at the calender it reads 2011, and I feel we should have evolved from King Henry the VIII erra of chopping peoples heads off! Graphic expression intended. If you are truly passionate about this topic look up the number of cases in Canada and the US alone to find out how many people have been vindicated of being wrongfuly accused of murder, and some are still under going trying for an appeal, it might surprise you. An obvious case is the man from Manitoba,David Milgard, who spent I believe over 20 years in jail for a murder he was later found innocent of. Think about it for a minute, 20 years is a long time and if he would have received the dealth penalty at the time he was convicted he would be chopped liver by now!Have you ever seen a movie where someone has been framed or set up for a murder they did not commit, of course you have, but that's just a movie RIGHT? Well what if it happened to you or someone you loved, like your son or daughter? You might think this is unlikely to happened to you, well I suggest you watch the movie "The life of David Gale", and see if it shines a little perspective on the matter.Something that strikes me as very hypacritical is the stats that show people who are FOR the death penalty are Opposed to abortion! I think in general these people lack compassion. Compassion is very complex I know, but think for a moment how many of these people who are truly guilty of the crime of murder, are they really in their right mind?? From a book I read on profiling serial killers and pedifiles, the author suggests they are physcopaths, and phsycopaths lack a concience and can never be rehabilitated. My point on this fact is that they may not be completely able to comprehend physcologically what the consequences of their actions, horrific as they are, encompess, until they land in the slammer, however are they remorseful, no. More than likely they are born this way, lacking a sense of moral and social values, the point is as human beings we should be able to evolve into intelligent forward thinking beings, not acting as they did in ancient times, with stoning, hanging, guilitine head chopping,gassing,poisoning,firering squad, means of punishment.