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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Freeranger · M

These types of questions are always such a can of worms. I refuse to become engaged, but I would offer that it's like they say, "you just can't not look at a train wreck."

The Apostle Paul encouraged those who read his postings to "submit to authority." "if you do wrong, be afraid, for he [the authority] does not bear the sword for nothing." In its ultimate use, the word [i]sword[/i] implies execution under the New Testament.
Under the Old Testament, individuals guilty of manslaughter or accidentally causing another's death were exempted from the death penalty, unlike those who, you might say premeditated murder, or committed other serious offenses under Old Testament law. Their's was a death sentence.

But your question is so much broader in interpretation and response than, this website is worthy of. I almost surmise that you already knew the answers before asking the question.

Do with it as you wish. I just know that tthere's a host on this website with limited knowledge who make fools of themselves trying to quote their limited knowledge or projectile vomit half-truths in order to pidgeon-hole the author in order to fit a defensive narrative.

As in all posts on this shaky raft.....mileages vary.