Are Some Crimes Worse Than Murder?

When it comes to justice there are many Grey areas. There are some sections of the law in society that are incredibly controversial and subjective. For instance, many people completely oppose the death penalty. I am not one of those people, however I do partially agree with them. I do concede that a lifetime in prison to some is probably worse than death. I also understand that some offenders of heinous crimes can be “corrected” in a correctional facility and some can even help to teach other inmates/criminals by example. What i do think is wrong, (this would be where the moral and controversial part of the law comes into play), is that a person who shoots an adult will be put to death while a person who has the capability of raping a child, will live. If it were possible or practical and a direct election was taken among the entire voter-eligible society, I truly believe that the death penalty would be revamped to include more sex crimes and less violent crimes. This of coarse  excluding  adult rape because it has already been deemed unconstitutional  to be put to death for adult rape. The rape of a child is quite another matter, here’s an  interesting and disturbing article on the situation.

Death Penalty for Child Rape?