John Allen Muhammad is the "mastermind" behind the spate of random killings that occurred in October 2002 that left 10 dead in Maryland, Virginia and DC. Everyday americans were targeted and killed simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Devastated families and loved ones were left behind by this madman. Does this person really deserve anything other than reciprocal treatment? He's already lived two years longer than his victims.
I expect there will people that disagree vehemently with this position. That's OK; perhaps there are aspects to this issue which escape me. I welcome the debate and presentation of insights which I might lack.
This individual is a case in point for capital punishment. There is zero doubt he was the perpetrator of these terrible murders. Incarcerating him for the rest of his life will cost our society millions.
Wouldn't that money be better spent addressing any one of the uncountable inequities that permeate our society? Many arguments have been made on this forum about innocent people being put to death by our inherently imperfect and sometimes corrupt justice system and those arguments have great validity.
However, in instances where terrible crimes are committed and there is no doubt about the perpetrator how is justice served by supporting such persons at great expense for decades; decades which they stole from their victims? If a criminal can perpetrate crimes which often are horrible beyond the imagination of most people where is the justice or equity in a societal response which merely incarcerates such individuals? If the death of those individuals provided any comfort at all to the victims loved ones that alone is sufficient justification for visiting justice upon such criminals.