Lots of reasons to oppose the death penalty, no good reason to support it. I've come to the view that murder is just wrong, no matter if committed by an individual or the state.
Wrong. There are lots of good reasons someone should suffer the ignominy of a public graphic yet fairly humane execution like hanging or being shot. There should be absolutely no doubt of guilt and a fast track to the U.S, Supreme Court. Cruel killings of helpless people comes to mind as a worthy case. It's just the way things are handled now and the gentle anesthesia method after a several decade wait that seems so ridiculous. Think of the deterrent effect of watching on TV a child rapist/murderer dropped with a rope on his neck or tied to a post and shot. My opposition is not to the killing itself as it is to the long wait and the unjust convictions.
