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Americans who believe in Jesus but support the death penalty, please explain this?

I know it's scary in your country because guns are legal and you need to discourage gun crime but I still don't understand. Jesus wouldn't be happy about the death penalty.

You are not supposed to judge someone till you've walked a mile in their shoes (I might not be quoting it exactly).

When I see New York and LA gangs, yes, it looks pretty scary. And you could move away from the city to be safe (but then your children might grow up insular and simple) or you could try to do better with education and making sure peoples living standards were better (now everyone knows Jesus would approve of this).

You have had the death penalty for years and years, BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL SHOOTING EACH OTHER WHICH SHOWS THE DEATH PENALTY IS NOT A DETERRENT!!

obviously non Christian people can like the death penalty but that means it's only about revenge and not justice.
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BlueVeins · 22-25
The idea of Christians supporting any kind of criminal justice system is silly in itself, given how often Jesus preached absolute pacifism. The idea of arresting people for assault, murder, larceny, etc. is in no way compatible with the principle of turning the other cheek or leaving the weeds until the harvest.
JP1119 · 36-40, M
@BlueVeins Ideally the criminal justice system would not be about punishment, it would be about making the community safer through rehabilitation. Take the criminal out of his community and make him go through a rite of passage and get new information so he can safely be reincorporated into society. That is not incompatible with turning the other cheek. Turning the other cheek doesn’t mean let the wicked continually walk all over you.
BlueVeins · 22-25
@JP1119 Yes it does, it literally means exactly that.

But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

-Matthew 5:38-39