I don't see how it's any worse than beating your kids to death...which happens every day. Actually, this one didn't even die. Still fucked up.

I don't think the death penalty is a good idea, because you can't undo it. Even in a pretty clear-cut case, it's not really helping anything. It's not like they're going to get away from alcatraz, just give 'em a few hundred years in prison. It's just as a bad of a punishment.