The meaning of compassion is accepting the person for who they are without any judgment.
Most people on Earth cannot fully comprehend this because they are still attached to the concept of duality.....or in this case...an eye for an eye. Many of you are so quick to advocate the death of someone who took a life. It is understandable, but you are failing to see the BIG picture.
Can you show compassion and forgiveness for this person despite what he has done?
Transcend duality and see through the illusion...as there is only One!
Just lock the person up for life so he will have time to redeem himself and think about what he has done. An eye for an eye only makes one blind.