Again, I would rather see people like Osama Bin Laden rot in prison for the rest of their lives. Death is too easy of a solution for them. They should have to serve their time.

Anyways, from a Christian standpoint, yes, the death penalty is also against the Christian teachings, and in my humble opinion, it is not enough of a deterrent to stop people from committing heinous crimes.

The justice system needs to be harsher, and punishment should be more suited to the crime. Another reason why I'm particularly interested to see what happens in the debate about whether 16 & 17 year old felons (specifically, murderers, I believe) should be put to death, which has come up in the news as of late.