I realise it is an obvious thing to say, but what a truly terrible thing it is to take someone's life.
I am sure this guy is sick/ill, how could he not be?, but I don't think that should protect him from any repercussions.
He is a murderer. He has done the most terrible thing one can do to a human being and taken their life. Why he has done it is far less important than what he has done.
There is little point in thinking of punishment, deterrence, and certainly no merit in rehabilitation (Why should he get his life back?).
But what do you do? The death penalty is flawed in many ways, not least in what it brings out in people. Life imprisonment is problematic in many ways including our motivation for it. And for sure he shouldn't walk away.
What does one do with people who have no place in society?
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