For decades, the question by most is whether or not it is humane to have a death penalty. Thousands of years ago, it was easy to mame and kill without a jury selection or judge, only the behavioral mindset of popular vote. Concurrently, there remains religious preset to whether or not it is "just" or "unjust" to kill another regardless of conviction. In other words, is it a religious, or non religious point of view; or both!

David Hume, a great philosopher with whom I respect very much, has explained that a mans mind- so copious and various by nature and biological disposition, can contemplate in the same sentence the question of all ideas without regard to that thoughts totality or end consequence. Yet, without a concise ability to directly, or indirectly divide a topic so exclusively to confound on a single point, the question remains, should we we (humans) kill a murderer or rapist? Let me say that things in Hume's understanding are not so black and white as in human nature itself. For example: Most of those with strict religious beliefs contradict themselves often as Hume's postulates by one side saying kill or be killed, or though shalt not kill.

My questions are to you all is ( what do you surmise)? Is it, or is it not, just... to kill another for any reason, without reason itself? Is it a religious prefacto, or a vengeance is dependent on a legal system?

I appreciate any thoughts on this matter.

For me, I too waver and I am a non-theist. I dont believe in the death penalty. Yet, if someone were to harm or kill one of my own I would honestly seek revenge. Could I honestly follow through, no, but emotion aside it would be due to consequences only.

Thanks for reading.