I don't know about sacred, but one of my friends preferred that money not be spent on a life sentence. I don't know how the utilitarian argument parses out, but I don't think the LEOs should be allowed to kill without need.
Neither do I. We're in agreement on your closing point.
As for the arguments over "death penalty vs. life sentence"...I prefer the life sentence not only because you cannot apologise to or compensate the wrongly executed, but because death lets the righteously arrested, charged, tried and convicted of such offences as may merit drastic punishments off the hook on this side of the graveyards far too soon for my liking.
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Which part of "protect and serve" does 'executing without trial' fit into?
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As for the arguments over "death penalty vs. life sentence"...I prefer the life sentence not only because you cannot apologise to or compensate the wrongly executed, but because death lets the righteously arrested, charged, tried and convicted of such offences as may merit drastic punishments off the hook on this side of the graveyards far too soon for my liking.