[Christien]

I agree with you guys, Markus and Mike, generally speaking. Yes, a democratic nation shouldn't kill its own, and the deterrent argument has been proven false several times.

However in the case of extremely heinous crimes (war crimes, extreme child predators) I've noticed by anti- stance soften somewhat over the years. Am I sad Saddam will be hanged? No. Would I be disappointed if Milosovic were to be gassed? Not really.